- Nearly half the patients thought their limb
was not how they expected it to be (48%).
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- A majority of patients wanted to choose
what kind of limb and covering they had. But
only 1 in 5 of them had a choice of both limb
and covering, and 58% said they couldn't choose
either
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- A significant minority of patients said
they were not very happy (12%) or very unhappy
(6%) with the quality of their limb
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- Only 3 out of 4 patients said they always
wore their limb outdoors (76%), with two-thirds
(67%) saying they always wore their limb indoors.
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- Half the patients (50%) said that their
limb caused them some pain, with a further
7% saying that it caused them a great deal
of pain.
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- Almost 1 in 3 patients said that their limb
did not help them as much as they would like.
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- A minority of patients said they were not
given enough stump socks (19%)
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- Nearly 2 out of 3 patients said that they
were told clearly how to look after their
stump
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- 1 In 10 patients said that they never used
their spare limb and 21% hardly ever used
it
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- Almost 1 in 4 patients said that their new
stump socket was less comfortable than the
old.
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- 18% of those who had had a repair to their
limb said it took over 5 days to complete.
But 69% said the repair was done within 24
hours
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