Ukraine's war amputees are breaking the pain-trauma cycle, with most regaining function and quality of life

MedicalXpress | 四月 21, 2026

Most war amputees experience steady improvements in pain, psychological symptoms and quality of life over time, according to a new study that followed 156 Ukrainian amputees for one year and was led by Northwestern Medicine and collaborators in Ukraine. The findings are published in the journal eClinicalMedicine. The study is the first to track over time how anxiety, depression and quality of life interact with pain in an amputee population.