Dear List:
I recently submitted a request for information regarding stastics/figures
for a proposed managed care contract in Greece.
Bennett Wilson (e-mail: [email protected]) reports that the ratio of
amputees to the general population in the U.S. and Great Britian are the
same, about 1.55:1000. Regarding orthotics, there are no definitive numbers
but as a guess he estimates that the number of people requiring orthotics
would be at least ten times the number requiring prosthetics.
The most comprehensive numbers have been compiled by Mark Broomfield
(e-mail: [email protected]) regarding Scotland’s population.
Scotland (total population 5 million)
Leg amputee patients: 6000
new prosthetic legs made 1200
Arm amputee patients 1000,
new prosthetic arms made 150
About one birth in every 10000 (there are 60000 births per year in Scotland)
will result in a congenital deformity of the arm that would need a prosthesis
Grant Crosthwaite (e-mail: [email protected]) replied that the
figure in the UK is approximately 1:1000 of the population and believes this
figure works for most of the modern industrialized world. He has also seen
figures for other countries such as Cambodia where the ratio could be as
high as 1:80 of the population.
Scott Stringer (e-mail: [email protected]) posted a similar figure
0.1% of population ( 1:1000 ) requiring prosthetic services. He has seen
variations up to 0.15%, but nothing too severe unless there is a history of
strife.
Many thanks for all of your responses and interest.
Best regards,
J. Reynik
