Amputations at the London Hospital, 1852–1857

Neurology elective at the Royal London Hospital.

Lower limb amputations at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.

OBJECTIVE To determine the causes and pattern of lower limb amputations at the Kenyatta National Hospital. DESIGN Descriptive prospective study. SETTING The Kenyatta National Hospital between July 2003 and June 2004. RESULTS A total of 77 lower limb amputations (LLA) were performed on 74 patients. The age ranged from seven months to 96 years (mean 44.8 +/- 22.5). Forty six patients (62.1%...

Lower limb amputations at a Nigerian private tertiary hospital.

BACKGROUND Lower Limb amputation remains one of the commonest surgical procedures. The incidence is on the rise in Nigeria due mainly to increasing motorcycle accidents and increased prevalence of uncontrolled diabetes complicated by neuropathy, vasculopathy and diabetic foot gangrene. OBJECTIVE To determine the pattern and outcome of lower limb amputations in a private tertiary setting. ME...

A survey of amputations at Dodoma Regional Hospital, Tanzania.

A survey of 143 amputations performed at Dodoma Regional Hospital, Tanzania between 1983 and 1988 is presented. Consideration is given to indications for amputation, amputation levels, stump revision and supply of prostheses.

[Brompton Hospital, London].

Kveim tests were done in forty-eight patients with Crohn's disease. Of forty-five with definite or probable Crohn's disease, twenty-three had a positive Kveim test. This finding could be explained: (1) By cross-reactivity between sarcoidosis and Crohn's disease antigens; (2) By an aetiological agent common to the two diseases, or (3) By a property of the Kveim test material used in testing.