Long-term Follow-up of Iranian Veteran Upper Extremity Amputees From the Iran-Iraq War (1980???1988)

Abstract

The study showed-despite long period of time between war, amputation, and follow-up-there is a significant rate of amputation symptoms, but on the other hand good family and social function of the patients.

Long-term clinical outcomes of war-related bilateral lower extremities amputations

“…It seems that in bilateral lower limbs and hip and pelvic amputations, shells are more causative whereas in unilateral transtibial [9] and transfemoral [10] amputations land mines are (Table 7). Amongst upper extremity [11] and foot and ankle amputations [12], land-mines and shells, had the same effect (Table 7). In our study, amongst different amputation types, we had the same status.…”

Unilateral upper-limb loss: Satisfaction and prosthetic-device use in veterans and servicemembers from Vietnam and OIF/OEF conflicts

“…In 2005, 41,000 persons in the United States were living with major upper-limb loss, 62 percent of whom had trauma-related injuries [2]. The proportion of trauma-related upper-limb loss increases during times of warfare: limb loss involved the upper limb in 14 to 15 percent of 5,283 Vietnam servicemembers [4][5], 18.5 percent of 89 British World War II veterans [6], 14 percent of 14 Persian Gulf servicemembers [7], and 12.5 percent of 200 Iraq-Iran conflict servicemembers during the late 1980s [8][9][10][11][12]. As of January 2009, 161 (22%) of 737 servicemembers in the Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) conflict had limb loss involving the upper limb.…”

Reactions to Amputation: Recognition and Treatment

“…33 At present, it remains unclear whether upper extremity amputations carry greater longterm functional disability than amputation of the lower extremity. 34 Special consideration should be given to the paralyzed patient who must undergo amputation. Patients who have sustained a spinal cord injury are likely to present with late-stage PVD due to loss of sensation and immobility, with amputation the only option.…”