《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2022, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (7): 753-758.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2022.07.002

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Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pediatric lower extremity amputation and functional rehabilitation

GU Rui1,2a,TIAN Gang1,2a,HUANG Qiuchen1,2b,LIU Kemin1,2a,MIN Hongwei1,2a,FENG Jianpu1,2a,WANG Anqing1,2a()   

  1. 1. Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing 100068, China
    2. a. Department of Orthopaedics; b. Department of Physical Therapy, Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China
  • Received:2022-04-26 Revised:2022-05-16 Published:2022-07-25 Online:2022-08-08
  • Contact: WANG Anqing E-mail:waq3215@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To analyze the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of children's lower extremity amputation and amputation rehabilitation, and to explain the causes of children's amputation and the complications after amputation.

Methods From January, 2016 to March, 2021, 51 amputation related children were retrospectively analyzed. The correlation between the cause of amputation and complications post amputation were analyzed.

Results Traumatic amputations accounted for 58.82%, and the main cause was traffic accidents (70%). Amputations caused by diseases accounted for 41.18%, and the main cause was congenital limb deformities (80.95%). Traumatic amputation was more likely to have stump complications than expected (P< 0.05). The possibility of stump complications after disease-specific amputation was lower than expected (P< 0.05).

Conclusion Traffic trauma is the main cause of amputation in children and is characterized clinically by a high incidence of unsatisfactory stumps, mainly due to soft tissue abnormalities, and most cases require stump revision to improve the poor residuals for prosthetic restoration of ambulation. Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia is the main cause of disease-specific amputation, and the outcome of amputation often cannot be definitely avoided even after long-term limb preservation treatment.

Key words: amputation, children, rehabilitation, epidemiology, unsatisfactory stumps

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