Traditional bone setter's gangrene

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-112

  Onuminya, J E ^a,b   Onabowale, B O ^b   Obekpa, P O ^a   Ihezue, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b National Orthopaedic Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; GANGRENE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLINT;

EID: 0032813431     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002640050320     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Eze CB (1991) Limb gangrene in traditional orthopaedic (bone setters) practice and amputation at the NOHE - facts and fallacies. Nig Med J 21:125
2. Offaeli RO (1991) Complication of methods of fracture treatment used by traditional healers: a report of three cases necessitating amputation at Ihiala, Nigeria. Trop Doct 21:182-183