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Shachar Shapira¹, Sharon Goldman, Adi Givon

¹From the Israel Defense Forces, Medical Corps, Kiryat Ono (Shapira, and Epstein), the Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem (Shapira), the Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan (Shapira), the Israel National Center for Trauma and Emergency Medicine Research, Gertner Institute of Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan (Goldman, Givon, and Katorza), the Arrow Program for Medical Research Education, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat Gan (Katorza), the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv (Katorza, Dudkiewicz, and Prat), the Rehabilitation Division, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan (Dudkiewicz), the Critical Care Division, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa (Epstein), the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa (Epstein), and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel (Prat).

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Summary

Limb amputations are a significant challenge in modern conflicts, with blast injuries and polytrauma increasing risk. Understanding these factors is crucial for improving outcomes for severely injured combatants.

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Area of Science:

Trauma Surgery
Military Medicine
Orthopedics

Background:

Extremity trauma is common in modern conflicts, leading to high rates of limb amputations.
Amputations present significant challenges for survivors and healthcare systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the rates, characteristics, and risk factors of limb amputations in patients with serious extremity trauma during the 2023 conflict in Israel.

Main Methods:

Nationwide retrospective cohort study using the Israel National Trauma Registry (October 7–December 31, 2023).
Included patients with serious extremity injuries (Abbreviated Injury Score ≥3).
Compared amputees with non-amputees; used multivariable logistic regression to identify risk factors.

Main Results:

Of 451 patients with serious limb injuries, 11.5% (52) underwent amputation.
Amputees were more likely to sustain blast injuries (76.9%), have high Injury Severity Scores (ISS ≥16) (75.0%), and polytrauma (46.1%).
Independent risk factors for amputation included explosions (aOR 9.74), fasciotomy (aOR 8.51), and polytrauma (aOR 1.98).

Conclusions:

Rising amputation rates in conflicts are linked to advanced weaponry and improved survival.
Patients with blast injuries, polytrauma, or requiring fasciotomies face elevated amputation risk.