Data below is for Scotland in 2017. The total number of amputees was 798, of which 714 have data.
Age & Sex of amputee population:Â Â Â Â Â
Since 1999 the median age has decreased from 71 to 66.
| Average Age | 66 |
| Males % | 70 |
| Females % | 30 |
More than half of all patients in 2017 have an amputation associated with diabetes.
| Cause of Amputation:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â | N | % |
| PAD without Diabetes | 264 | 35.1 |
| Diabetes | 378 | 50.3 |
| Trauma or Burns | 21 | 2.8 |
| Tumour | 9 | 1.2 |
| Congenital Deformity | 3 | 0.4 |
| Drug Abuse | 12 | 1.6 |
| Venous Disease | 16 | 2.1 |
| Orthopaedic | 15 | 2.0 |
| Orthopaedic – non union | 12 | 1.6 |
| Orthopaedic Failed Joint | 1 | 0.1 |
| Orthopaedic Acquired Deformity | 2 | 0.3 |
| Blood-Borne Infection | 18 | 2.4 |
| Renal Failure | 1 | 0.1 |
| CRPS | 9 | 1.2 |
| Acute Vascular Injury | 6 | 0.8 |
| Total | 752 | 100 |
| Initial level of amputation: | N | % |
| Transtibial | 423 | 56.3 |
| Transfermoral | 313 | 41.6 |
| Transpelvic | 0 | 0 |
| Hip Disarticulation | 8 | 1.1 |
| Knee Disarticulation | 8 | 1.1 |
| Ankle Disarticulation | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Not recorded | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 752 | 100 |
| Patients fitted with a prosthesis: | |
| Number of Patients | 714 |
| Number Fitted | 313 |
| Percentage Fitted | 43.8 |
The proportion of patients (all levels) fitted with a prosthesis in 2017 is 43.8%. When examined by level, 66.4% of transtibial (TTA) and 26.4% of transfemoral (TFA) were fitted. People with bilateral below knee amputations report significantly better mobility outcomes than unilateral above knee
| Sex | Males | Females |
| Total Number | 489 | 210 |
| Percentage limb fitted with Transtibial Amputation | 72.9% | 47.9% |
| Percentage limb fitted with Transfemoral Amputation | 29.9% | 45.3% |
| Percentage limb fitted with Bilateral Amputation | 45.3% | 19.1% |
| Limb-fitting Centres (LFC) | Referring Hospital (n= number of amputees in 2017) | % Limb-fitted Unilateral TTA | % Limb-fitted Unilateral TFA |
| WestMARC (n=356) | Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (n=164) | 67.6 | 22.6 |
| (NHS GG&C, | Glasgow Royal Infirmary (n=14) | 100 | 66.7 |
| NHS Forth Valley, | Royal Alexandria Hospital (n=3) | 50 | 100 |
| NHS Dumfries and | Monklands University Hospital (n=1) | 100 | n/a |
| Galloway, NHS | Hairmyres Hospital (n=112) | 80.6 | 26.7 |
| Lanarkshire and NHS | Forth Valley Royal Hospital (n=39) | 47.8 | 16.7 |
| Ayrshire and Arran) | Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary (n=19) | 50 | 11.1 |
| Royal Hospital for Children (Yorkhill)Â (n=2) | n/a | 100 | |
| Golden Jubilee Hospital (n=2) | n/a | 100 | |
| Ayr (n=67) WestMARC satelite clinic | Ayr University Hospital (n=67) | 63.6 | 10 |
| SMART (n=124) | Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (n=121) | 46.3 | 34.8 |
| (NHS Lothian, NHS | St John’s Hospital, Livingstone (n=2) | 100 | n/a |
| Borders) | Borders General (n=1) | n/a | 100 |
| TORT (n=130) | Ninewells Hospital (n=107) | 78.6 | 26.4 |
| (NHS Tayside, NHS Fife) | Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy (n=23) | 91.7 | 14.3 |
| Raigmore (n=37) (NHS Highland) | Raigmore Hospital (n=37) | 68.8 | 9.1 |