Q1: TT Statistics & Demographics

Question 1

Incidence by Etiology Total UL and LL

Answer 1

• Dysvascular: 46.9
• Trauma: 5.86
• Cancer: .35
• Congenital: 25.64

Question 2

Incidence by Etiology Lower Limb Only

Answer 2

• Dysvascular: 44.92
• Trauma: 2.07
• Cancer: .24
• Congenital: 9.90

Question 3

True or False:
54% of amputations are secondary to a dysvascular condition

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

In order, what are the common types of LL Dysvascular Amputations?

Answer 4

1. Foot/ankle/toe (44%)
2. Transtibial (28%)
3. Transfemoral (27%)
4. Hip disarticulation
5. Knee Disarticularion

Question 5

In order, what are the common types of LL Trauma Amputations?

Answer 5

1. Foot/ankle/toe (56%)
2. Transtibial (24%)
3. Transfemoral (18%)
4. Knee disarticulation

Question 6

In order, what are the common types of LL Cancer Amputations?

Answer 6

1. Transfemoral (30%)
2. Foot/ankle/toe (25%)
3. Hip disarticulations (25%)
4. Transtibial (18%)

Question 7

How does diabetes cause ulceration

Answer 7

• Neuropathy
• decreased pain and proprioception
• increased foot pressures
• ulceration

Question 8

Race Statistics

Answer 8

African Americans are 4x more likely to have an amputation than white americans

Question 9

Re-ampuation statistics

Answer 9

55% of patients with unilateral amputation will lose their contralateral limn within 2-3 years

Question 10

Mortality statistics

Answer 10

the 5 year mortablity rate for patients with an ampuation secondary to vascular disease is 50%