Yakubu A, Muhammad I, Mabogunje O
Deparment of Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Ann Trop Paediatr. 1995 Jun;15(2):163-5. doi: 10.1080/02724936.1995.11747766.
Over a period of 10 years, a total of 118 limb amputations were performed in children at the Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria. The major indication for limb amputation was trauma and gangrene following post-fracture splintage by traditional healers. There was no case of peripheral vascular disease in these patients. None of the patients had a prosthesis applied. The very high number of limb amputations is certainly preventable by early and effective management of fractures.
在10年期间，尼日利亚扎里亚的阿哈迈杜·贝洛大学医院共对儿童进行了118例肢体截肢手术。肢体截肢的主要指征是传统治疗师进行骨折后夹板固定后出现的创伤和坏疽。这些患者中没有外周血管疾病病例。没有患者安装假肢。通过对骨折进行早期有效的处理，如此高数量的肢体截肢肯定是可以避免的。
