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Results: Ninety-Six male patients were studied. The mean age was 27.40±5.0 years. 46 (47.91%) patients had amputation of left lower limbs. Bilateral lower amputation was 8 (8.33%). Mine blast injury was the leading cause of lower limb amputation in these patients (58.33%). In addition, 61 (63.54%) were experiencing Phantom limb pain (PLP). At admission, 31 (50.81%) patients described severe pain on the visual analogue scale; however, this number decreased to 2 (3.27%) after two-months post-rehabilitation.

Conclusion: Many factors, including phantom limb pain, may delay rehabilitation and community re-integration of amputees. Therefore, it is very important to know the frequency of phantom limb pain; this knowledge will help us manage it in a timely manner.