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  • Surgical outcomes
  • Health services research
  • Amputation care

Background:

  • Neuroma is a common complication following lower extremity amputations, leading to significant patient morbidity.
  • Understanding factors influencing preventative procedures is crucial for improving amputation care.
  • This study investigates the link between plastic surgery access and the utilization of nerve procedures during amputation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the association between plastic surgery volume at facilities and the incidence of nerve procedures during lower extremity amputations.
  • To analyze demographic and socioeconomic factors influencing the likelihood of receiving concurrent nerve procedures.
  • To examine trends in lower extremity amputation and associated nerve procedures over a six-year period.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database from 2016-2021.
  • Identified lower extremity amputations and concurrent nerve procedures (targeted muscle reinnervation, regenerative peripheral nerve interface) using ICD-10 codes.
  • Assessed plastic surgery volume via ICD-10-PCS codes and employed regression models to analyze outcomes.

Main Results:

  • Only 0.6% of 245,170 lower extremity amputations included concurrent nerve procedures.
  • Higher amputation incidence was linked to greater comorbidity burden and Black and Native American race.
  • Facilities with higher plastic surgery volume demonstrated significantly higher nerve procedure incidence (IRR 21.949, p<0.001).

Conclusions:

  • Increasing plastic surgery volume at a facility is strongly associated with a higher incidence of nerve procedures during lower extremity amputations.
  • While overall amputation rates remained stable, disparities in incidence and procedure utilization were observed across racial and socioeconomic groups.
  • Enhanced access to plastic surgery services may improve the implementation of neuroma-preventing procedures in amputation care.