ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2017
Incidence of lower limb amputation in Canada.
Article in Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05247827 (The Effects of Targeted Phantom Motor Execution, Prosthetic Embodiment, and Surgical Closure on Phantom Limb Control, and Physical Function in People With Unilateral), which is not on this map. Cited by 59 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effects of Targeted Phantom Motor Execution, Prosthetic Embodiment, and Surgical Closure on Phantom Limb Control, and Physical Function in People With Unilateral (Single) Transtibial (Below-the-knee) Amputation
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Outcomes following major dysvascular lower limb amputation: an updated systematic review.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Biofeedback Systems for Gait Rehabilitation of Individuals with Lower-Limb Amputation: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Pooled it
- Assessing lower-limb prosthetic users with the amputee mobility predictor with prosthesis and timed up and go tests.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Observational
- A national strategy for a canadian limb loss and limb difference registry.Canadian prosthetics & orthotics journal · 2026Article
- Diabetes-Associated Major Limb Amputation in Solomon Islands: A National, 5-Year Retrospective Study.World journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Peer-mentorship among people with lower limb amputations living in small communities.Australian occupational therapy journal · 2025Article
- Treating Lower Phantom Limb Pain in the Postoperative Acute Care Setting Using Virtual Reality: Protocol for a 4-Phase Development and Feasibility Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Comparison of trauma and diabetes mellitus-induced transtibial amputees in terms of gait parameters and functional capacity.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2025Article
- Residual limb neuropathic pain association with neuroma, prosthetic, function, and participation outcomes in individuals living with a transtibial amputation: an exploratory study.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Treating Lower Phantom Limb Pain in the Postoperative Acute Care Setting Through a Virtual Reality-Based Graded Motor Imagery Program: A Case Series.Journal of medical extended reality · 2025Article
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- A behaviour change intervention promoting physical activity following dysvascular amputation: Protocol for a pilot study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Psychosocial and personal predisposing factors of frostbite injury and associated amputation: a systematic review.Injury epidemiology · 2024Review
- Exploring the Effect of Preamputation Employment and Income on Ambulation in Dysvascular Lower Extremity Amputees After Amputee Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2024Article
- An Examination of Utilization Rates Over Time of Nerve and Tendon Transfers in Canada to Improve Upper Limb Function in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2024Article
- The Overlay, a New Solution for Volume Variations in the Residual Limb for Individuals with a Transtibial Amputation.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Commentary on Marzolini et al.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2024Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Programmes for People with Lower Limb Amputation: A Survey of Clinical Practice in Canada.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2024Article
- Detecting Changes in Comfort, Pain, and Mobility Over Clinical Milestones for Individuals With Lower Limb Loss.Canadian prosthetics & orthotics journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the Canadian age-adjusted incidence rates of lower limb amputation (LLA) by province, sex, level, and cause of amputation.
methodsData on all hospital discharges associated with LLA from April 1, 2006, to March 31, 2012, were obtained from the Canadian Institute for Health Information's Discharge Abstract Database. National and provincial age-adjusted rates were calculated per 100 000 individuals by sex, level, and cause of LLA using the direct method of standardization. The relative risk of LLA in people with diabetes was calculated.
resultsThere were a total of 44 430 LLAs performed in Canada over the study years. The number of LLAs increased from 7331 in 2006 to 7708 in 2011. Mean (SD) age was 65.7 (16.6) years, and 68.8% were males. Sixty-five percent of the LLA cases were due to diabetes. The average age-adjusted rate of LLA in Canada was 22.9 per 100 000 individuals. The age-adjusted rates declined over the study years. The relative risk of diabetes-related LLAs was 28.9.
conclusionThis study provided the first Canadian national and provincial age-adjusted incidence rates of LLA and a baseline for monitoring and evaluation in the future. Understanding the incidence of LLA is essential to managing preventive and rehabilitation services for this population. Although the age-adjusted LLA incidence rates have decreased, the number of new LLAs has increased. The increase in the number of LLAs has important implications for social and health care costs.
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