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Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Amongst Lower Extremity Agonist?Antagonist Myoneural Interface (AMI) Amputees

Rachael B. Chiao    
Corey L. Sullivan    
Lori Berger    
Tawnee L. Sparling    
Kendall Clites    
Tracy Landry and Matthew J. Carty    

Resumen

(1) Background: The standard surgical approach to amputation has failed to evolve significantly over the past century. Consequently, standard amputations often fall short with regard to improving the quality of life (QoL) for patients. A modified lower extremity amputation technique incorporating agonist?antagonist myoneural interface (AMI) constructs provides patients with a novel alternative to standard amputation and, to-date, has demonstrated overall significant improvements in their physical and mental wellbeing. (2) Methods: Five PROMs surveys, (1) EQ-5D-3L, (2) Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), (3) PROMIS-57, (4) Short Form-36 (SF-36), and (5) Sickness Impact Profile (SIP), were administered to our research cohort pre-operatively (baseline) and at various timepoints post-operatively. (3) Results: The cohort?s baseline and 12-month post-operative responses were compared to determine score improvement. Significant improvements were demonstrated across all survey domains (p < 0.05). (4) Conclusions: Modified lower extremity amputation with AMI construction has the potential to provide amputees with increased quality of life when compared to the pre-operative state. However, further investigation is necessary to determine whether the patient-reported outcome measures of the AMI amputee cohort are superior to those who receive a standard amputation.

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