Symposium

Prevalence of Limb Loss and Limb Difference in the United States: Implications for Public Policy 4513

Corresponding Presenter(s)

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  Ashlie B. White, MA (she/her/hers)

  Chief Strategy and Programs Officer
  Amputee Coalition
  Durham, NC, United States
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  Natalie Harold, CPO

  Education and Resource Manager
  Amputee Coalition
  Washington, DC, United States

Presenter(s)

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  Prateek Grover, MD PhD MHA

  Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Vice Chair for Quality and Safety
  Penn State Health
  Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

The Amputee Coalition’s newly commissioned study titled, Prevalence of Limb Loss and Limb Difference in the United States: Implications for Public Policy was published on February 14, 2024, shows that there are 5.6 million individuals living with limb loss or limb difference in the United States. This presentation will provide an overview of this first-of-its-kind study and the public policy implications of its results.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the recently published prevalence data for the limb loss and limb difference population.
• Upon completion, participants will identify the limitations of the retrospective claims review data, including populations not captured in the data set.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to discuss trends in the data specific to immediately preceding diagnoses prior to amputation.