Traditional bone setting in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

Background: Traditional bone setting is an age long practice in African societies. It has flourished in spite of the advent of orthodox fracture management in Nigeria and many other African countries. However, complications emanating from their practice have led to suggestions on the need for intervention and control of their activities.

Sural nerve preservation in reverse sural artery fasciocutaneous flap-a case report.

Background: The reverse sural artery flap is a generally accepted means of soft tissue reconstruction for defects of the distal third of the legs. The routine sacrifice of the sural nerve with its consequential temporary loss of sensation on the lateral aspect of the foot can be of concern to early rehabilitation of some patients.

Method: This is a case report of a 24 years old male who had Gustillo and Anderson type IIIB injury involving the upper part of the distal 3rd and the middle 3rd of tibia.