how to cite this article: poor zamany nejat kermany m, modirian e, soroush m, masoumi m, hosseini m. phantom limb sensation (pls) and phantom limb pain (plp) among young landmine amputees. iran j child neurol. summer 2016; 10(3):42-47.   abstract objective to determine the frequency of phantom limb sensation (pls) and phantom limb pain (plp) in children and young adults suffering landmine-relat...

Although only a small portion of all lower-extremity amputations in the United States are of traumatic origin, almost half of all living amputees have sustained traumatic amputations. This particular epidemiology is explained by the younger age, and thus longer life expectancy, of traumatic amputees. In this group especially, restoration and lifelong maintenance of ambulation and mobility is es...

The authors showed the data of congenital amputation in 36 cases among the physically handicapped individuals (who attended a district level hospital for the purpose of obtaining a handicap certificate) during the period from 1 January 1999 to 31 December 2000. Out of 3550 individuals, we found 612 with congenital orthopaedic anomalies, which accounted for 17.2%. Of these 612 individuals, we no...

Functional studies of cortical plasticity in humans suggest that the motor cortex reorganizes when the descending motor output pathway is disrupted as a result of limb amputation. The question thus arises if the underlying anatomical organization of the motor cortex is also altered in limb amputation. Owing to challenges involved in imaging the thin cerebral cortex in vivo, there is limited dat...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus is a leading cause of major lower extremity amputation. OBJECTIVE To examine the influence of gender, level of amputation and diabetes mellitus status on being fit with a prosthetic limb following lower extremity amputation for peripheral arterial disease. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis of the Scottish Physiotherapy Amputee Research Group dataset. RESULTS...

This study examined the effects of speed and leg prostheses on mediolateral (ML) foot placement and its variability in sprinters with and without transtibial amputations. We hypothesized that ML foot placement variability would: 1. increase with running speed up to maximum speed and 2. be symmetrical between the legs of non-amputee sprinters but asymmetrically greater for the affected leg of sp...

To the Editor: Several complications can occur after LASIK due to the creation of a non-physiological potential space, including epithelial ingrowth, diffuse lamellar keratitis, and infectious keratitis. Although some of these complications can be mild and not visually significant, others can be vision-threatening and require medical or surgical intervention. Treatment of complications after LA...

Data on 40 upper limb amputees (11 bilateral) with regard to stump pain, phantom sensation and phantom pain is presented. All the patients lost their limbs as a result of violent injuries intended to terrorise the population and were assessed 10–48 months after the injury. All amputees reported stump pain in the month prior to interview and ten of the 11 bilateral amputees had bilateral pain. P...

The devastating earthquake in Sichuan, China on 12 May 2008 left thousands of survivors requiring medical care and intensive rehabilitation. In view of this great demand, the Chinese Speaking Orthopaedic Society established the "Stand Tall" project to provide voluntary services to aid amputee victims in achieving total rehabilitation and social integration. This case report highlights the multi...

Mayo A, Berbrayer D: From wheelchair to cane: elective transtibial amputations in a patient with spina bifida. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2015;94:e107Ye110. Spina bifida is associated with foot deformities, which may lead to foot ulcers, osteomyelitis, and limb amputation. Calcanectomy and Symes amputations have been reported successful in spina bifida. There is lack of evidence for transtibial ampu...