Profil épidémiologique et clinique des amputations de membres de l’adulte à Cotonou

Hip Disarticulation for Severely Injured Lowerlimbs about 11 Cases and Literature Review

“…Although in the developed country countries arterial insufficiency of the lower limbs [12] is the leading cause of lower limb amputation, in our underdeveloped countries trauma constitutes the first cause [10] [13] [14]. This work confirms this observation because all our patients were victims of traffic accidents.…”

“…Our series is distinguished by a young average age (24 years) [10] [13] and also by the women majority proportion. The traumatic origin is primarily a traffic accident that affected mostly pedestrian victim.…”

“…Moreover, this delay in admission can be explained by the inefficiency of the organization and evacuation system of traffic accidents victims to hospitals; and also, by the lack of financial resources. These reasons are evoked by Tidjani [10].…”