دورية أكاديمية
External fixators usage in two hospitals in Delta State south-south Nigeria
| العنوان: | External fixators usage in two hospitals in Delta State south-south Nigeria |
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| المؤلفون: | Odatuwa-Omagbemi, D.O., Enemudo , R.E.T., Otene , C.I., Imonijevwe , E.S., Ajise , F., Maduka , C.O., Uyebi , P., Ekpekpe, M.D. |
| المصدر: | Research Journal of Health Sciences; Vol. 11 No. 2 (2023); 169-179 ; 2467-8252 ; 2360-7793 |
| بيانات النشر: | Osun State University (www.uniosun.edu.ng) |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | AJOL - African Journals Online |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | External Fixators, Indications, Open fractures, pin tract infection |
| الوصف: | Objective: To present our experience in the use of various types of external fixators in two government owned hospitals in Delta State, Nigeria.Methods: A retrospective review of patients managed with external fixators over a period of 8 years – January 2012 to December 2019, in two government owned hospitals in Delta State, Nigeria. Relevant information including bio-data, indications for external fixation, types of external fixator applied, length of time fixators were applied, etc were collected and analysed using IBM SPSS version 22.Results: A total of 94 patients (56 males and 38 females) were included in this study giving a male: female ratio of 1.5 : 1. The mean age of patients was 33.7+ 15.9 years. Four types / designs of external fixators were used, the mono-planar AO design were the ones most commonly used (67.7%), followed by the linear rail system (LRS) type (17.2%). The most common indication for external fixator application was open fractures in 67.7% of cases, followed by bone gaps resulting from bone loss (11.1%). External fixators were used as adjunct to other treatment modalities in 59 applications (59.6%) and as the definitive treatment method in 40 applications (40.4%). The commonest solution used for pin site care was Povidone iodine in 53 patients (56.4%). The mean length of time patients were on external fixators was 124.8 days (17.8 weeks). Pin tract infection was the commonest complication encountered (26.6%). The commonest indication for removal of external fixators was the healing of the wounds in open fractures with conversion to other forms of treatment, commonly cast application (42.6%). The initial aim of applying the external fixator was achieved in 75% of cases.Conclusion: External fixators have become indispensable tools in the armamentarium of modern day Orthopaedic and trauma care. Our health facilities have also effectively keyed into this. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| العلاقة: | https://www.ajol.info/index.php/rejhs/article/view/248030/234588Test; https://www.ajol.info/index.php/rejhs/article/view/248030Test |
| DOI: | 10.4314/rejhs.v11i2.10 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.4314/rejhs.v11i2.10Test https://www.ajol.info/index.php/rejhs/article/view/248030Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.A4779FE8 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.4314/rejhs.v11i2.10 |
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