Physical and psychosocial outcomes in children with limb loss 2-years after the 2023 Kahramanmaras-Türkiye earthquakes

Two years after the 2023 Kahramanmaras–Türkiye earthquakes, 56 children with earthquake-related limb loss reported median PedsQL 72.3/100, with social functioning 85.0/100 but emotional functioning 60.0/100.

• Why it matters: Prosthetic access after disasters is documented, but longer-term physical and psychosocial outcomes for children with earthquake-related amputations remain insufficiently characterized.
• What they did: A retrospective review of children attending the XXX Center collected socio-demographic and amputation data, pain and psychological status, PedsQL, and TAPES about 2.3±0.4 years post-amputation.
• The result: Median TAPES scores were 50.0/75.0 psychosocial adjustment, 16.0/36.0 activity restriction, and 34.5/45.0 prosthetic satisfaction; unilateral lower limb loss showed better adjustment and prosthetic satisfaction than unilateral upper limb or bilateral lower limb loss (p<0.05).

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