Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of patient characteristics.
| 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 |
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.