Burden of gluteal fibrosis and post-injection paralysis in the children of Kumi District in Uganda

Authors :: Norgrove Penny
Olive Kobusingye
Robert Olupot
Coleen S. Sabatini
Jeffrey N. Katz
Kristin Alves
John Ekure
Source :: Alves, K; Penny, N; Ekure, J; Olupot, R; Kobusingye, O; Katz, JN; et al.(2018). Burden of gluteal fibrosis and post-injection paralysis in the children of Kumi District in Uganda. BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS, 19. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2254-9. UCSF: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/82b3m32w, BMC musculoskeletal disorders, vol 19, iss 1, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2018)
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: BioMed Central, 2018.
Abstract: Background: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of postinjection paralysis (PIP) and gluteal fibrosis (GF) among children treated in a rural Ugandan Hospital. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study by reviewing the musculoskeletal clinic and community outreach logs for children (age

Language :: English
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Alves, K; Penny, N; Ekure, J; Olupot, R; Kobusingye, O; Katz, JN; et al.(2018). Burden of gluteal fibrosis and post-injection paralysis in the children of Kumi District in Uganda. BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS, 19. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2254-9. UCSF: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/82b3m32w, BMC musculoskeletal disorders, vol 19, iss 1, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2018)
Accession number :: edsair.doi.dedup.....df5b50089f8d062ff1500d54fdac5d64
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.14288/1.0372165

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