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Chapter-122 Prosthetic Support: Management of Amputee-Related Pain

BOOK TITLE: Ramamurthy's Decision Making in Pain Management: An Algorithmic Approach

Author
1. JA Benfield
2. Mugleston Resident Physician, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
ISBN
9789386261458
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14128_123
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
1. University of Texas Health Science, Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
2. BJ
Chapter keywords
Amputee-related pain, medication, physical modality, prosthetic modification, residual limb pain, phantom pain, intrinsic residual limb pain, extrinsic residual limb pain

Abstract

Amputee-related pain is categorized into postoperative, incisional, phantom, and persistent residual limb pain. Evaluation of amputee pain includes location, character, frequency, duration, and intensity of the pain. Treatments include oral medications, physical modalities, prosthetic modification, procedural and surgical interventions. Prosthetic appliances and support services play a dynamic role in management of amputee pain. These include facilitating wound healing, controlling postoperative pain, restoring prior function, and managing persistent residual limb pain. This chapter covers the postoperative and phantom pain, intrinsic residual limb pain, and extrinsic residual limb pain.

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