Traditional bone setter's gangrene

Traditional bone setter's gangrene (TBSG) is the term we use to describe the sequelae sometimes seen after treatment with native fracture splints. Twenty five consecutive complications were recorded in 25 patients aged between 5-50 years with a median age of 10 years. The major complication of...

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Published in:International orthopaedics 1999, Vol.23 (2), p.111-112
Main Authors: ONUMINYA, J. E, ONABOWALE, B. O, OBEKPA, P. O, IHEZUE, C. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Home
Accidents, Traffic
Adolescent
Adult
Amputation
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Compartment Syndromes - etiology
Diseases of the osteoarticular system. Orthopedic treatment
Female
Fractures, Bone - diagnostic imaging
Fractures, Bone - etiology
Fractures, Bone - pathology
Fractures, Bone - therapy
Gangrene
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine, African Traditional
Middle Aged
Nigeria
Original Paper
Radiography
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Splints - adverse effects
Tourniquets - adverse effects
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Summary:Traditional bone setter's gangrene (TBSG) is the term we use to describe the sequelae sometimes seen after treatment with native fracture splints. Twenty five consecutive complications were recorded in 25 patients aged between 5-50 years with a median age of 10 years. The major complication of the native fracture splint treatment was distal limb gangrene necessitating proximal amputations in 15 cases.
ISSN:0341-2695
1432-5195
DOI:10.1007/s002640050320