Open AccessLower limb amputation in Jos, Nigeria
Author(s) -
AT Kidmas,
CH Nwadiaro,
GO Igun
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v81i8.9205
Subject(s) - medicine , amputation , gangrene , sepsis , surgery , osteomyelitis , diabetic foot , foot (prosody) , presentation (obstetrics) , retrospective cohort study , diabetes mellitus , linguistics , philosophy , endocrinology
To determine the pattern of lower limb amputation (LLA) and highlight preventable causes in our hospital.