Sex-specific Differences in Multisite Pain Presentation among Adults with Lower-Limb Loss.

Emma Haldane BeisheimMayank SethJohn Robert HorneGregory Evan HicksRyan Todd PohligJaclyn Megan Sions

Published in: Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain (2020)

Female sex appears to be associated with multisite pain ≥ 1 year after LLL. Future work is needed to identify mechanisms underlying sex-specific differences in pain presentation and evaluate the impact of sex on pain-related outcomes post amputation.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
lower limb
pain management
neuropathic pain
metabolic syndrome
spinal cord
postoperative pain
peripheral artery disease