Lower Limb Amputations at a Nigerian Private Tertiary Hospital
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: West African Journal of Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0189-160X
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v28i1.48420