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Current understanding of region-specific relationships and trends in amputation related parameters for the Saudi Arabian population is limited. The purpose of this study was to look at a cross-section of the Saudi population who had experienced traumatic upper and/or lower limb amputations over a ten-year period in terms of the epidemiological parameters (age, gender, and amputation side) and nationality (locals versus expatriates). Data were obtained from the medical records of five tertiary care hospitals in Al-Madina Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia. Data relating to 398 amputees were analyzed (age: 32.96 ± 22.68 years), of which 74% were males. Amputation frequency was found to be inversely related to the age group of the amputees. No statistically significant relationship of gender or annual distribution of amputations was found in relation to level of amputation. A considerable effect of nationality was found in relation to the level of amputation, side of amputation and gender. Further research to categorize these amputations based on the type of trauma to better understand the relationship between demographic parameters and amputation level is warranted.

Most medical rehabilitation and applied medical students suffer from disturbed sleep due to academic and clinical demands. The aim of our study was to assess the relationship between the psychological stresses and sleep quality to inform the organization of mental health programs in medical rehabilitation and applied medical colleges. In order to do this, we evaluate and compare sleep quality in medical students at various phases of their medical course in order to help prevent the effect of stress during their study period. The 300 Medical Rehabilitation and applied medical students from Taibah University, were invited to participate in a cross sectional questionnaire based study on the effect of stress on sleep quality. 271 students completed the forms fully irrespective of the year of study. The instruments used in data collection were self-reported Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12) and Depression and Anxiety Scale. The results obtained from the instrument components were analyzed for the total sample including the male and female students. 52.05% of the students reported having fairly bad sleep quality. Moreover, there was a relationship between sleep quality, general health status of students, and depression - anxiety status, i.e., a significant difference in coefficient correlation r = 0.532, p = 0.0001(p