title: [Residual limb and phantom pain : Causes and therapeutic approaches].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Residual limb pain and phantom pain are severe complications following an amputation. Various reasons are responsible for these complaints. It must be distinguished between amputation stump pain, phantom sensations and phantom pain.
  In this paper we describe the most common reasons for stump pain and propose some non-operative therapeutic approaches. Furthermore path physiology and phantom pain therapy will be discussed. The recommendations offered in this paper are based on practical experience over three decades in a specialized out-patient department for patients with amputation injuries.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Kliniken "Bergmannstrost" Halle (Saale), Merseburger Strasse 165, 06112, Halle (Saale), Deutschland, Gordon.Dwornik@Bergmannstrost.com.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dwornik
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weiß
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brückner
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000672:Amputation Stumps / Q000601:surgery*; D001186:Artificial Limbs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010591:Phantom Limb / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome