Table 4.
Predictors of Secondary Proximal Amputation after Transmetatarsal Amputation
| Variable | Total Patients (n = 46) |
TMA (n = 37) |
Higher-level Amputation (n = 9) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time from surgery to survey completion (mo) | 38.7 (30.3) | — | — | — |
| LEFS | ||||
| Score | 47.1 (14.7) | 49.1 (14.0) | 39.1 (15.7) | 0.068 |
| Percent maximal function | 58.9 (18.4) | 61.3 (17.5) | 48.9 (19.6) | |
CI, confidence interval; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.