Introduction
Materials and Methods
Patients
All cryoablations | |
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Total number of patients | 7 |
Total number of neuromas | 8 |
Total number of cryoablations | 9* |
Sex [number of males / females] | 4/3 |
Age [years] | 42 (25–55) |
Site of amputation [upper leg / lower leg] | 2/5 |
Type of rehabilitation [shaft prosthesis / endo-exo-prostheses] | 4/3 |
Intervention
Pain Assessment and Follow-up
Statistical Analysis
Results
Patients and Interventions
Pain Course and Follow-up
Intervention-based analysis | |
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Total number of cryoablations | n = 9* |
Time interval between amputation and cryoablation [months] | 100 (11–336) |
Duration of pain allegedly caused by neuroma [months] | 8.4 (2–24) |
Pre-interventional pain intensity# | 8.3 (5–10) |
Post-interventional pain intensity# | |
1 day | 4 (1–7) |
1 week | 2.1 (0–6) |
at last follow-up | 3 (0–7) |
Follow-up after cryoablation [months] | 27 (6.8–40) |
Satisfaction with intervention§ | 69 (10–100) |
Willingness to undergo re-intervention [yes / no] | 6 / 1# |