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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Major amputations in Nigeria: A plea to educate traditional bone setters
Tropical Doctor, Volume 30, No. 3, Year 2000
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Description
A study was made of 100 major amputations performed on 96 patients in two regional hospitals in a 10-year period in Nigeria. The objective of the study was to evaluate the outcome of major amputations in Nigeria. The median age of patients was 30 years with male to female ratio 3:1. Ninety of the 100 major amputations involved the lower limbs with the above-the-knee/elbow-the-knee ratio of 0.5. Trauma was the leading indication for 70 amputations, of these 60 were iatrogenic resulting from mismanaged fractures by the traditional bone setters. The non-traumatic indications were: diabetic limb gangrene (20); bone malignancies (9); and vascular insufficiency (1). Provisional amputation was offered in 60 cases, of these 10 had reamputation. There were eight (8.5%) mortalities. The functional outcome for this group was discouraging. Only 25 amputees affording successful prosthetic fitting and social rehabilitation. Major amputation in Nigeria foreshadows a dismal existence and emphasizes the need for health policies which are effective in controlling the risk factors. © 2000, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Onuminya, John Enekele
Nigeria, Jos
University of Jos
Obekpa, P. O.
Nigeria, Jos
University of Jos
Ihezue, H. C.
Nigeria, Jos
University of Jos
Ukegbu, N. D.
Nigeria, Enugu
National Orthopaedic Hospital
Onabowale, B. O.
Nigeria, Enugu
National Orthopaedic Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 69
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/004947550003000306
ISSN:
00494755
e-ISSN:
17581133
Research Areas
Disability
Violence And Injury
Study Locations
Nigeria
Participants Gender
Male
Female