The prevalence and risk factors for phantom limb pain in people with amputations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Phantom limb pain (PLP)-pain felt in the amputated limb-is often accompanied by significant suffering. Estimates of the burden of PLP have provided conflicting data. To obtain a robust estimate of the burden of PLP, we gathered and critically appraised the literature o...

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Main Authors: Katleho Limakatso, Gillian J Bedwell, Victoria J Madden, Romy Parker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240431