Specialty choices: Patterns and determinants among medical undergraduates in Enugu Southeast Nigeria.

Background: Specialty choices of medical undergraduates are important in planning educational programs and human resources for health-care delivery. The aim of this study was to investigate the specialty preferences of medical undergraduates and determine the factors that influenced their specialty choices.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey carried out among final year medical undergraduates of University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu Nigeria.

Incidence and Pattern of Dog Bite Injuries Treated in the Emergency Room of a Teaching Hospital South East Nigeria.

Background: Dog bite injury treated in the emergency room varies from and within subregions in pattern and potential risk of transmission of rabies. This variation has implications in its morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and pattern of dog bite injuries treated in a teaching hospital emergency room setting of a developing country.

The Public Health Threat of Road Traffic Accidents in Nigeria: A Call to Action.

Public health experts worldwide concede that there is a global epidemic of road traffic accidents (RTA). Globally, RTA is the leading cause of injury-related deaths. In Nigeria, injuries and deaths resulting from RTA are on the rise and are Nigeria's third-leading cause of overall deaths, the leading cause of trauma-related deaths and the most common cause of disability.

Mortality Pattern of Hospitalized Surgical Patients in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital.

There is paucity of reports describing the pattern of surgical mortality in Nigeria. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and pattern of mortality associated with surgical care in our hospital and to identify areas of improvement. The records of all patients who died after admission for surgical care at the Federal Medical Centre Makurdi between January 2009 and December 2011 were studied retrospectively.

Anatomical basis for surgical approaches to the hip.

The hip joint is one of the most surgically exposed joints in the body. The indications for surgical exposure are numerous ranging from simple procedures such as arthrotomy for joint drainage in infection to complex procedures like revised total hip replacement. Tissue dissections based on sound knowledge of anatomic orientations is essential for best surgical outcomes.

Compliance with seat belt use in makurdi, Nigeria: an observational study.

Background: Seat belts are designed to reduce injuries due to road crash among vehicle occupants.

Aims: This study aims to determine the availability of seat belt in vehicles and compliance with seat belt use among vehicle occupants.

Materials And Methods: This was a 24-h direct observational study of seat belt usage among vehicle occupants in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.

Compartment syndrome complicating acute osteomyelitis of the radius in a neonate: a case report.

Background: Acute osteomyelitis in neonates is uncommon and compartment syndrome complicating this condition is rare.

Method: The evaluation of a 4-week old female neonate who presented with compartment syndrome of the right forearm following an acute osteomyelitis of the right radius is presented.

Result: The patient had a full recovery with emergency fasciotomy and antibiotics therapy.

Musculoskeletal complications of sickle cell disease in Enugu, Nigeria.

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most important haemoglobinopathies. It is an autosomal recessive genetic condition in which a defective form of haemoglobin, haemoglobin S (HbS) results from a single amino acid substitution. The amino acid valine replaces glutamic acid at position 6 in the beta globin gene.

Traumatic hip dislocation at a regional trauma centre in Nigeria.

Background: Traumatic dislocation or fracture-dislocation of the hip is an orthopaedic emergency that is steadily increasing in incidence due to high-speed motor vehicular accidents. These injuries need to be recognized early and promptly treated to prevent morbidity and long-term complications. Some of the fundamental issues in the management of traumatic dislocations of the hip are the critical interval between injury and reduction, the type of reduction most suitable for various types of injury and the duration of immobilization that give the best results.

Oucome of management of non-gonococcal septic arethritis at National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.

Background: Septic arthritis is an accute bacterial infection of a synovial joint. It is an orthopaedic emergency that can lead to morbidity or mortality if not properly treated. the fundamental issues in the management of septic arthritis include the duration of antibiotic therapy, the mode of joint drainage and the role of physiotherapy.