Saudi Arabia N = 90 | Syrian Refugees in Turkey N = 93 | Total N = 183 | ||||
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Age (years mean (SD)) | 34.6 (± 14) | 38.4 (± 15) | 36.51 (± 14) | |||
Gender | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Male | 77 | 86 | 86 | 92 | 163 | 89 |
Female | 13 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 11 |
Education | n | % | n | n | % | |
Uneducated | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
Elementary | 4 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 17 |
Secondary | 9 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 20 |
High school | 24 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 25 |
Undergraduate | 43 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 24 |
Graduate | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 8 |
Employment | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Unemployed | 24 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 43 | 23 |
Student | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 11 |
Military | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Private sector | 22 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 51 | 28 |
Governmental sector | 19 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 16 |
Other | 9 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 34 | 19 |
Cause of amputation | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Traumatic | 56 | 62 | 76 | 82 | 132 | 72 |
Non-traumatic | 34 | 38 | 17 | 18 | 51 | 28 |
Duration of use | n | % | n | % | n | % |
6 months-a year | 25 | 28 | 63 | 68 | 88 | 48 |
1–5 years | 32 | 36 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 34 |
5–10 years | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 |
Over 10 years | 19 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 |
Affected region | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Right lower limb | 40 | 44 | 35 | 38 | 75 | 41 |
Left lower limb | 32 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 73 | 40 |
Bilateral lower limb | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 |
Right upper limb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Left upper limb | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Bilateral upper limb | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
Level of amputation | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Transhumeral | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
Elbow disarticulation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Transradial | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
Transfemoral | 41 | 46 | 35 | 38 | 76 | 42 |
Knee disarticulation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Transtibial | 41 | 46 | 39 | 42 | 80 | 44 |
Ankle disarticulation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Chopart | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Prosthesis type | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Foot prosthesis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Standard below knee | 38 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 80 | 44 |
Microprocessor knee prosthesis | 25 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 15 |
Upper Limb Cosmetic prosthesis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Polycentric hydraulic knee | 16 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 12 |
Rushfoot | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Myoelectric Prosthesis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
hybrid upper extremity prosthesis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Smart Ankle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Pneumatic knee | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 9 |
Harness system prosthesis | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 |
Monocentric knee | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 |