Posttraumatic Amputations Epidemiology and Outcomes Within the National Trauma Data Bank: Improved Survival Over Time Results in Increased Population in Need of Rehabilitation Support.

Objective: Acute trauma care has significantly reduced mortality over the last two decades. The last study to examine the epidemiology of traumatic amputees predates these gains. The majority of those who sustain traumatic amputation are male; therefore, limited data exist on female amputees.