Preemptive Treatment of Phantom and Residual Limb Pain with Targeted Muscle Reinnervation at the Time of Major Limb Amputation

L. Valerio, Ian; A. Dumanian, Gregory; W. Jordan, Sumanas; M. Mioton, Lauren; J. Bowen, Byers; M. West, Julie; Porter, Kyle; H. Ko, Jason; M. Souza, Jason; K. Potter, Benjamin

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.12.015

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Preemptive Treatment of Phantom and Residual Limb Pain with Targeted Muscle Reinnervation at the Time of Major Limb Amputation

Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons • Jan 8, 2019

Authors:

Ian L. Valerio

Gregory A. Dumanian

Sumanas W. Jordan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A majority of the nearly 2 million Americans living with limb loss suffer from chronic pain in the form of neuroma-related residual limb and phantom limb pain (PLP). Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) surgically transfers amputated nerves to nearby motor nerves for prevention of neuroma...

Subject

Medicine

Amputation

Reinnervation

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