title: Injection-induced sciatic nerve injury in Ugandan children.
abstract: In developing countries, sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular injection is a persistent problem. A study over 6 months involving 133 children seen in Mulago hospital with acute flaccid paralysis revealed 124 (93%) children with injection-induced sciatic nerve injury. The identity of the drug in 79 cases (59.4%) was quinine. It is recommended that the gluteal region should not be used as an intramuscular injection site in children.
authors.affiliation: PCEA Kikuyu Hospital, Orthopedic Unit, Kikuyu, Nairobi 00200, Kenya. fredsitati@gmail.com
authors.forename: Fred Chuma
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Sitati
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Naddumba
authors.forename: Tito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beyeza
mesh_terms: D002081:Buttocks / Q000293:injuries / Q000294:innervation*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D020426:Sciatic Neuropathy / Q000209:etiology*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014454:Uganda