Case report: Exposed midfoot fracture due to traffic accident in HIV/AIDS patient

Case report: Exposed midfoot fracture due to traffic accident in HIV/AIDS patient

Currently there is a high incidence of traffic accidents in the world, many of them cause severe disability in people. These limb injuries cause high morbidity even reaching an amputation. This is aggravated in HIV/AIDS patients, especially in treatment and evolution. A clinical case of a patient wi...

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Main Authors: Freddy J. Fernández-Villacorta, Luis Sebastián-Castillo, Shakira Serrano- Díaz, Cristhian Solórzano-Rojas, Jorge Tandaypan-Agreda, Jorge Tantachuco- Ruiz, Patrick Tolentino-Gonzalez, Tony Chávez-Uceda, Esmeralda Torres-Soto
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Ricardo Palma 2020-03-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Subjects:
exposed fracture
traffic accident
hiv/aids
Online Access:http://revistas.urp.edu.pe/index.php/RFMH/article/view/2928
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Summary:Currently there is a high incidence of traffic accidents in the world, many of them cause severe disability in people. These limb injuries cause high morbidity even reaching an amputation. This is aggravated in HIV/AIDS patients, especially in treatment and evolution. A clinical case of a patient with severe midfoot injury that ends in amputation is presented and a surgical management review of the trauma patient with HIV/AIDS is made.
ISSN:1814-5469
2308-0531

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