Analyzing research trends and developments in osseointegration in patients with extremity amputations: Systematic bibliometric analysis and research recommendations.

Background: Bone-anchored protheses (BAPs) by means of osseointegrated implants are increasingly being used in amputees with socket-related issues. Clinical advancements are being published by more and more centers worldwide. Although the number of publications and interest in BAP is growing, a systematic evaluation of scholarly output is lacking.

Patients' Preferences for Bone-Anchored Prostheses After Lower-Extremity Amputation: A 2-Center Discrete Choice Experiment in The Netherlands (PREFER-BAP-1).

Background: The rising popularity and use of a bone-anchored prosthesis (BAP) involving an osseointegrated implant for patients with lower-limb amputations experiencing socket-related issues have led to increased interest in the measurement of clinical and functional outcomes. However, the value of BAP treatment characteristics from the patient perspective has not yet been investigated. This study aimed to determine the relative importance of specific BAP characteristics, and the effect of complications in quality-of-life (QoL) points and monetary utility decrement (loss [€]), using a 2-center discrete choice experiment (DCE) conducted in The Netherlands.

Activities of daily living in lower limb amputees with a bone-anchored prosthesis: a retrospective case series with 24 months' follow-up.

Background And Purpose: Little is known about the activities of daily living (ADL) of patients with a bone-anchored prosthesis (BAP). We aimed to objectively measure ADL without and with BAP during standard care of follow-up. Our secondary aim was to measure mobility and walking ability.

Residual limb claudication after vascular transfemoral amputation.

Background: In all, 68% of all lower limb amputees experience residual limb pain. More than 95% of all lower limb amputations in developed countries are due to peripheral artery occlusive disease in combination with diabetes mellitus. Therefore, claudication, which is one of the most common manifestations of peripheral artery occlusive disease, should be taken into consideration in making a differential diagnosis of residual limb pain.

Adapting the Nottingham Health Profile for use in people with severe physical disabilities.

Background: The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) is a well-known quality of life questionnaire. However, wheelchair-bound patients might obtain misleading scores on the scales Physical mobility, Pain and Emotional reactions. We tested three possible adaptations of the Dutch NHP to overcome this problem.