Rigid Dressings for Lower Limb Amputees: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

This study adds non-randomized studies of intervention (NRSI) to supplement existing evidence and provides a comprehensive analysis of efficacy and adverse events outcomes.SummaryThe significant results that favor the use of the rigid dressings included a reduction in the time to wound healing, time to prosthetic fitting, stump volume, and post-operative pain, as well as a lower incidence of adverse events of revision and joint contracture. However, caution is needed in interpreting these results due to the high risk of bias among the included studies.
Source: Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports - Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research