Table 2 Descriptive statistics of patient characteristics.

From: Characteristics of phantom upper limb mobility encourage phantom-mobility-based prosthesis control

Gender

12♀ 64♂

Age at the time of interview (mean ± sd)

48± 12 years

Age at the time of amputation (mean ± sd)

36± 12 years

Time post-amputation (median; 1st – 3rd quartile)

4.7; 0.4–15 years

Amputation on the dominant side

44

Bilateral amputation

8

Type of amputation

 Above elbow

-Scapulo-thoracic disarticulation

2

-Upper arm

34

-Elbow disarticulation

1

 Below elbow

-Forearm

28

-Wrist disarticulation

11

Aetiology

-Trauma

55

-Electrocution

4

-Neurological pathology

3

-Local infection

4

-General infection

3

-Vascular pathology

2

-Tumour

2

-Burn

3

Use of prosthesis

-No

28

-Fitting in progress

22

-Myoelectric prosthesis

36

-Mechanical prosthesis

12

-Aesthetic prosthesis

9

  1. Either number of occurrence or mean and standard deviation (sd) are provided, except for time post-amputation since these data were not normally distributed; median value and interquartile ranges are thus provided for this variable. Note that many patients use several types of prostheses.
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