Limb amputation in children in Zaria, Nigeria.
Over a period of 10 years, a total of 118 limb amputations were performed in children at the Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria. The major indication for limb amputation was trauma and gangrene following post-fracture splintage by traditional healers. There was no case of peripheral vascular disease in these patients. None of the patients had a prosthesis applied. The very high number of limb amputations is certainly preventable by early and effective management of fractures.
Yakubu
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Deparment of Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Muhammad
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Mabogunje
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D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005121:Extremities / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005734:Gangrene / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016896:Treatment Outcome