Table 1 Example search for the CINAHL database to identify incidence and prevalence literature for people with dysvascular partial foot and transtibial amputation
Search | Field code | Search term(s) |
|---|---|---|
1. | MH | “Amputation” |
2. | MH | “Amputees” |
3. | TI,AB,SU | (amput* AND (major OR lowerlimb* OR “lower limb”* OR “lower extremit*” OR “limb loss” OR LEA OR LLA)) |
4. | TI,AB,SU | (amput* AND (transtibial OR “trans tibial” OR belowknee OR “below knee” OR (below W2 knee) OR TTA OR BKA)) |
5. | TI,AB,SU | (amput* AND (minor OR “partial foot” OR Chopart* OR Lisfranc* OR tarsometatarsal OR transmetatarsal OR midtarsal OR “mid tarsal” OR midfoot OR “mid foot” OR ray OR phalangeal OR metatarsophalangeal OR toe* OR transtarsal OR “trans tarsal” OR TMT OR TMA OR MTP OR PFA)) |
6. | 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 | |
7. | TI,AB,SU | “incidence” OR “rate” OR “incidence rate” OR “prevalence” OR “trend” |
8 | 6 AND 7 | |
9. | Limit 8 to English language | |
10. | Limit 9 to publication date: 01 January 2000 to 31 Decemeber 2015 | |
11. | Limit 10 to peer reviewed, academic journals |