Weight Changes in Young Service Members After Lower Limb Amputation: Insights From Group-Based Trajectory Modeling.
Brittney Mazzone GunterstockmanElizabeth Russell EspositoAdam J YoderClair N SmithShawn FarrokhiPublished in: Military medicine (2023)
More than half the cohort maintained a stable weight for two years after amputation, and more than a third experienced weight gain during the same time frame. Knowledge of underlying factors that were associated with weight gain could inform preventative strategies for young individuals with LLAs.