Assessment of Treatment Outcomes in the Management of Club foot using the Ponseti Technique: A cross-sectional study.

Background: The Ponseti technique remains the preferred method for club foot treatment. Although measures of treatment outcomes have been well documented, there is no consensus on the determinants of those outcomes. This study aims to assess treatment outcomes and the factors which can influence treatment outcomes.

Experience with accelerated ponseti technique for treatment of idiopathic clubfoot in a regional orthopaedic hospital in Nigeria.

Introduction: Idiopathic talipes equinovarus (ITEV) 'aka clubfoot' is the most common foot deformity in children. Ponseti technique had been accepted as a standard method for correction. The traditional Ponseti technique for correction is well known.

Thirty-five years (1986-2021) of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria: bibliometric and scoping analysis.

Background: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is an acquired defect of the cellular immunity associated with the infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The disease has reached pandemic proportion and has been considered a public health concern. This study is aimed at analyzing the trend of HIV/AIDS research in Nigeria.

The relative associations of the paediatric trauma score and revised trauma score with the severity of childhood trauma.

Background: Children are prone to unintentional injuries and various scoring systems have been used to triage these injuries. The aim of this study is to determine the associations between paediatric trauma score (PTS), revised trauma score (RTS) and the length of hospital stay as an indicator of injury severity.

Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar and National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu from February 2018 to March 2020.

Unusual location of osteochondroma in the temporal region in a patient with functional pituitary adenoma.

Osteochondromas are common in the long bones and relatively rare in the head and neck regions. We herein report a case of a solitary temporal bone osteochondroma associated with a functional pituitary adenoma hypersecreting prolactin. The patient was a 48-year-old man with progressive, painless temporal swelling associated with gradual visual loss, gynaecomastia, erectile dysfunction, and loss of libido.

Tropical Diabetic Hand Syndrome-Report of 2 Cases.

Tropical diabetic hand syndrome (TDHS) is not a commonly reported complication of diabetes mellitus. It was first reported in Nigeria in 1984[1] but prior to that time, in 1977, it was described in the United States of America.[2] Several other cases are now being reported in other countries of Africa and India.

A prospective cohort study on comparison of early outcome of classical Ponseti and modified Ponseti post tenotomy in clubfoot management.

Introduction: Ponseti method has become the main treatment modality for the management of clubfoot producing good long-term results. However, variation in cast application post tenotomy has not been evaluated.

Methods: A prospective cohort study involving 40 patients with 67 clubfeet were randomized into two groups: 32 above knee cast (AKC) and 35 below knee cast (BKC) after percutaneous tenotomy.

Reasons for Patronage of Traditional Bone Setters.

Aims And Objectives: The objectives of this study were to analyze the different reasons why patients with fractures patronize traditional bone setters (TBS) and their impression of the outcome of the treatment by the TBS.

Materials And Methods: A 24 month prospective observational study was conducted from February 2012 to January 2014. All the patients were recruited from the orthopedics outpatient clinic.