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Comprehensive review of challenges associated with management of lower limb fractures in poliomyelitis patients
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. 7:276-281
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2016.
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Abstract
- Poliomyelitis is on the verge of eradication. But the survivors of polio are still living with its consequences in different parts of the world and so will continue to be seen for almost a century. Fractures in the polio-affected limb are a common entity in these patients and are difficult to manage using the common fracture management protocols. This article gives a comprehensive review of the challenges faced in fixation of fractures in polio affected limbs and possible solutions to overcome them. Knowledge of treating these fractures is important to a trauma surgeon as such scenarios are not uncommon in daily practice.
- Subjects :
- 030222 orthopedics
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Review Article
medicine.disease
complex mixtures
Trauma Surgeon
Lower limb
Poliomyelitis
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Daily practice
Physical therapy
Medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
business
Intensive care medicine
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09765662
- Volume :
- 7
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b1213a1101e1aa767e110cf6a0655b25