Discharge against medical advice: cross-sectional survey from a regional orthopaedic hospital in sub-Saharan Africa.

Purpose: Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is a worldwide phenomenon. It continues to challenge the healthcare system and has profound effects on outcomes of treatment. It is when a patient leaves the hospital against the treating physician's recommendation.

Posterior-Only Approach for the Correction of Severe Post-tubercular Kyphosis.

Tuberculosis of the vertebral column (Pott's disease) accounts for up to one-half of musculoskeletal tuberculous infections. The eradication of the infective organism () is achievable with chemotherapy. However, such patients with spinal tuberculosis are at risk of developing spinal deformity, and 3%-5% of the patients develop severe deformity greater than 60°.

Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of spinal cord injuries at a level II trauma centre in Nigeria: a longitudinal five year study.

Background: Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are devastating consequences of traumatic injuries with far-reaching health and socioeconomic implications. The objectives of this study were to describe the epidemiological characteristics of traumatic SCI and to analyse these epidemiological and clinical characteristics.

Methods: This study was a retrospective observational study.

Determinants of hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria in immobilized trauma patients.

Hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria secondary to immobilization can be occasionally severe, producing an array of symptoms. This study looked at possible determinants of hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria in immobilized trauma patients. This is a prospective observational study carried out over a period of 7 months.