Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
-
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · May 1996
[Phantom pain following leg amputation: retrospective study of incidence, therapy and the effect of preoperative analgesia].
Evaluation of (a) the incidence of phantom limb pain after a lower limb amputation, (b) the influence of either general or epidural anaesthesia on the incidence, and (c) the different kinds of therapies applied. ⋯ After lower limb amputations there was a high incidence of long lasting phantom limb pain. Therapy showed a large variability and a considerable failure rate. Further research into prevention and treatment of phantom pain is urgently needed.