Population characteristics, outcomes, and centerwide insights of the Zimbabwe national experience with the SIGN intramedullary nail (2013–2020)
Sibindi C, Mushambwe T, Mageza A, Socci A. Population characteristics, outcomes, and centerwide insights of the Zimbabwe national experience with the SIGN intramedullary nail (2013–2020). International Orthopaedics 2021, 46: 89-96. PMID: 34424393, DOI: 10.1007/s00264-021-05167-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSIGN Online Surgical DatabaseRoad traffic accidentsIntramedullary nailFracture fixationSIGN intramedullary nailMajority of patientsFemur fracture fixationVolume of patientsSIGN nailClinical outcomesOperative fixationRetrospective reviewSurgical databaseCommon causeSafe surgeryPopulation characteristicsPatientsSurgeryCommon procedureDifferent centersAverage timeNailOutcomesTraffic accidentsFixationAdverse events in the treatment of motorcycle-related isolated limb injuries at a regional hospital in Uganda: a prospective clinical analysis
Okullo GO, Flores MJ, Peck CJ, Socci AR, Kisitu DK. Adverse events in the treatment of motorcycle-related isolated limb injuries at a regional hospital in Uganda: a prospective clinical analysis. International Orthopaedics 2021, 46: 71-77. PMID: 34296324, DOI: 10.1007/s00264-021-05060-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical adverse eventsLimb injuriesRegional hospitalAdverse eventsLong-term functional outcomeProspective clinical analysisWeight-bearing statusLonger hospital stayMajority of patientsPain/discomfortPost-operative recoveryProspective descriptive studyResultsOne hundred twentyCourse of treatmentHospital stayDefinitive treatmentFunctional recoveryWound infectionFunctional outcomeInjury careHundred twentyLife measuresPatientsSevere injuriesHospital