Paediatric dislocations at a paediatric hospital in Nairobi
| dc.contributor.author | Mutiso, VM | |
| dc.contributor.author | Muoki, AS | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kimeu, MM | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-19T12:21:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-11-19T12:21:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mutiso, VM ., Muoki, AS., Kimeu, MM (2014). Paediatric dislocations at a paediatric hospital in Nairobi. Kenya Orthopaedic Assocation 8th Scientific Conference and 9th annual general meeting, held at Great Rift Valley lodge and golf resort Naivasha between 11th and 13th June 2014. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/92596 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introducti on : Admissions to hospital due to Joint dislocations are relatively rare in children. Often depending on age and circumstance a physeal injury or fracture will often result from trauma rather than a dislocation. Methodology : This was a retrospective hospit al based multivariate study of children aged 0 – 13 years over a period of five years 2003 to 2007. Results : There were 1052 admissions due to injury over a five year period. Of these 16 were due to joint dislocations thus accounting for 1.52% of injury a dmissions. The Elbow was the most commonly injured joint accounting for 9 of 16 joint dislocations ( 56.3%) followed by the shoulder with 18.8%.Discussion: Fortunately these injuries are relatively easy to diagnose.The challenge is in any other injury i s for the attending physician to keep abreast with current knowledge of how best to manage them safely and effectivel | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
| dc.title | Paediatric dislocations at a paediatric hospital in Nairobi | en_US |
| dc.type | Presentation | en_US |
| dc.type.material | en | en_US |
