Neonatal lower limb gangrene: Avoidable causes noticed in North-West Nigeria
A gangrenous limb is a dead limb resulting from compromise of the vascular supply to the limb. The gangrenous limb is a source of infection which can lead to septicaemia with eventual mortality of the patient, hence it is an orthopaedic emergency. Limb gangrene is common in orthopaedic practice but...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jotr.in/article.asp?issn=0975-7341;year=2017;volume=9;issue=1;spage=53;epage=55;aulast=Salawu |