EXPERIENCE WITH MANAGING OPEN ACHILLES TENDON INJURIES IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA.

Background: Achilles tendon injuries are very important injuries because the tendon transmits body weight to the ground. The complications of the management of Achilles tendon injuries are several and every method used in the repair is aimed at minimization or outright prevention of these.

Objectives: To determine the pattern, management and outcome.

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.

Motorcycle Related Injuries among Rural Dwellers in Irrua, Nigeria: Characteristics and Correlates.

Background. The escalating use of motorcycle for commercial transportation of commuters and goods has resulted in an increase in morbidity and mortality from road traffic injuries. Objectives.

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.