From: Hip and knee replacement in lower limb amputees: a scoping review
 | All | THR | TKR | Hemi | ||||
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Demographics | ||||||||
 Total Patients | 265 |  | 195 |  | 51 |  | 21 |  |
 Male (%) | 228 | (86%) | 163 | (83.6%) | 24 | (47.5%) | 19 | (90.4%) |
 Female (%) | 37 | (14%) | 26 | (13.3%) | 8 | (15.7%) | 1 | (4.8%) |
 Unreported (%) | 0 | (0%) | 6 | (3.1%) | 19 | (37.3%) | 1 | (4.8%) |
 Mean Age in Years (SD) | 61.1 | (11.4) | 58.6 | (11.4) | 61.0 | (11.4) | 67.0 | (9.2) |
 Total Amputations | 275 |  | 201 |  | 53 |  | 24 |  |
 Total Operations | 279 |  | 201 |  | 56 |  | 22 |  |
Amputation Cause (%) | ||||||||
 Trauma | 94 | (34.2%) | 55 | (27.4%) | 30 | (56.6%) | 10 | (41.7%) |
 Vascular | 35 | (12.7%) | 27 | (13.4%) | 5 | (9.4%) | 3 | (12.5%) |
 Diabetic ulcer | 17 | (6.2%) | 17 | (8.5%) | 0 | (0%) | 0 | (0%) |
 Osteomyelitis | 15 | (5.5%) | 14 | (7.0%) | 1 | (1.9%) | 0 | (0%) |
 Infection | 13 | (4.7%) | 5 | (2.5%) | 8 | (15.1%) | 0 | (0%) |
 Tumour | 12 | (4.4%) | 9 | (4.5%) | 3 | (5.7%) | 0 | (0%) |
 Congenital | 12 | (4.4%) | 11 | (5.5%) | 3 | (5.7%) | 0 | (0%) |
 Iatrogenic | 4 | (1.5%) | 1 | (0.5%) | 3 | (5.7%) | 0 | (0%) |
 Neuropathy | 2 | (0.7%) | 2 | (1.0%) | 0 | (0%) | 0 | (0%) |
 Idiopathic | 2 | (0.7%) | 2 | (1.0%) | 0 | (0%) | 0 | (0%) |
 Unreported | 69 | (25.1%) | 58 | (28.9%) | 0 | (0%) | 11 | (45.8%) |
Amputation Level (%) | ||||||||
 Hindquarter | 5 | (1.8%) | 5 | (2.5%) | 0 | (0%) | 0 | (0%) |
 Transfemoral | 49 | (17.8%) | 28 | (13.9%) | 13 | (24.5%) | 9 | (37.5%) |
 Knee disarticulation | 8 | (2.9%) | 6 | (3.0%) | 1 | (1.9%) | 1 | (4.2%) |
 Transtibial | 207 | (75.3%) | 158 | (78.6%) | 35 | (66.0%) | 14 | (58.3%) |
 Ankle disarticulation | 5 | (1.8%) | 4 | (2.0%) | 3 | (5.7%) | 0 | (0%) |
 Foot | 1 | (0.4%) | 0 | (0%) | 1 | (1.9%) | 0 | (0%) |
 Unreported | 0 | (0%) | 1 | (0.5%) | 0 | (0%) | 0 | (0%) |
Indication for Joint Replacement (%) | ||||||||
 Osteoarthritis | 215 | (77.1%) | 158 | (78.6%) | 52 | (92.9%) | 5 | (22.7%) |
 Avascular necrosis | 30 | (10.8%) | 29 | (14.4%) | 0 | (0%) | 1 | (4.5%) |
 Trauma (Fractured NOF) | 28 | (10.0%) | 12 | (6.0%) | 0 | (0%) | 16 | (72.7%) |
 Trauma (Other Fracture) | 2 | (0.7%) | 0 | (0%) | 2 | (3.6%) | 0 | (0%) |
 Arthrodesis | 1 | (0.4%) | 1 | (0.5%) | 0 | (0%) | 0 | (0%) |
 Metastases | 1 | (0.4%) | 1 | (0.5%) | 0 | (0%) | 0 | (0%) |
 Revision | 1 | (0.4%) | 0 | (0%) | 1 | (1.8%) | 0 | (0%) |
 Unreported | 1 | (0.4%) | 0 | (0%) | 1 | (1.8%) | 0 | (0%) |
Laterality of Joint Replacement (%) | ||||||||
 Ipsilateral | 69 | (24.7%) | 45 | (22.4%) | 14 | (25.0%) | 10 | (45.4%) |
 Contralateral | 186 | (66.7%) | 144 | (71.6%) | 32 | (57.1%) | 10 | (45.4%) |
 Bilateral | 12 | (8.6%) | 6 | (6.0%) | 5 | (8.9%) | 1 | (9.1%) |