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Table 5 Medical and psychological complications

From: Life after conflict-related amputation trauma: a clinical study from the Gaza Strip

Pain

n

%

Mechanical

n

%

Systemic

n

%

Joint

87

34

Knee arthritisb

10

4

Weight loss

39

15

Back

84

33

Hip arthritis

2

0·9

Anorexia

34

13

Heel

21

8

Ankle arthritis

2

0·9

Insomnia

69

27

Phantoma

103

41

Knee stiffness

24

9

Depressionc

46

18

   

Hip stiffness

1

0·5

Anxietyd

79

31

   

Ankle stiffness

9

4

   
   

Plantar fascitis

5

2

   
  1. Number of participants: 254, from 0 to 2% of the participants had missing data on any variable
  2. aPhantom pain, defined as pain occurring in the amputated limb
  3. bStiffness refers to self-reported stiffness in joints, arthritis is self-reported as previous known diagnosis
  4. cDepression refers to “feeling depressed”
  5. dAnxiety refers to “feeling anxious”
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