Epidemiology of Non-Traumatic Lower Extremities Amputations in West Africa: Nationwide Data from Togo.

Objective: Non-traumatic lower limb amputation (NT-LLA) has consequences at individual and public health levels. Population based studies in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce and often related to single centre series. This study aimed to estimate the incidence of NT-LLA (minor and major) and to describe epidemiological, clinical, and prognostic aspects in Togo.

[Management of objective patellar instabilities at the University Hospital Center Sylvanus Olympio of Lome, Togo].

Introduction: patellar instability is a rare multifactorial condition whose treatment is complex. The purpose of this study was to describe cases of patellar instabilities and then to assess treatment outcomes in low-income countries.

Methods: the study was conducted from March 2013 to February 2018.