Open AccessMotorcycle limb injuries in a developing Country
Author(s) -
Kehinde Sunday Oluwadiya,
LM Oginni,
AA Olasinde,
S O Fadiora
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v23i1.28080
Subject(s) - medicine , lower limb , internal fixation , pedestrian , injury prevention , femur , occupational safety and health , poison control , prospective cohort study , surgery , physical therapy , medical emergency , pathology , transport engineering , engineering
Motorcycles have become a very popular means of transportation in Nigeria. This paper is a hospital based study of limb injuries resulting from motorcycle accidents in an urban centre in Nigeria.