Trauma related to falls from trees treated in a specialized trauma centre in Burkina-Faso—one hundred and six cases treated in one year

Dakouré, Patrick Wendpouiré Hamed; Diallo, Malick; Traoré, A; Gandema, Salifou; Barro, Sié Drissa; Traoré, Ibrahim Alain; Zaré, Cyprien

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“…Falling from trees has been widespread among farmers who climb trees to harvest products and has led to vast debilitating vascular and spinal injuries. 3 - 5 The injuries caused by falling from a tree in mechanized agricultural settings is significantly lower than in the unmechanized agricultural setting. The use of tree stands, with safety equipment, has reduced the amount of damage caused by falling from trees.…”

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Frequency of complications of falling from the walnut tree, as an occupational-seasonal injury

2018

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Abstract:Background:Falling from a tree is one of the major causes of serious injuries in farmers but it can be prevented. Walnut is one of the most important agricultural products in Iran and falling from walnut trees is common during the season of harvest. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of complications due to falling from walnut tree in patients referred to the emergency department of Imam Ali Hospital in Bojnurd City, Iran.Methods:A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted on 127 patients with injuries due to falling from the walnut tree in Bojnurd City, Iran, in the walnut harvest season of August 2013 to November 2014. The tools used for data collection in this study included a demographic information form, checklists of information about the injury and the follow-up checklist of treatment. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics by the SPSS software version 16. Results:From a total of 127 injured patients, 120 cases (94.4%) were males with a mean age of 36.49 ± 15.65 years. Five patients died on the day of admission. Eighty two patients (64.56%) were admitted in hospital wards. The most common type of injuries were trunk injuries (26.19%), followed by spinal cord injuries (18.1%). Also, 7 patients suffered from complete spinal cord injury.Conclusions:Injuries caused by falling from walnut trees are seasonal and impose large financial burden on our health system. In most cases, young men suffer from varying degrees of disability and experience financial problems. It is very important to train farmers and workers, so as to prevent such injuries.

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“…The use of tree stands, with safety equipment, has reduced the amount of damage caused by falling from trees. 4 , 5 …”

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Frequency of complications of falling from the walnut tree, as an occupational-seasonal injury

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“…Unfortunately, long distances to travel from rural lands and beliefs [13] lead to delayed reduction, refusals and deaths. Girdlestone procedure [14] in which the femoral neck and head are excised is a therapeutic solution [9] where a total hip arthroplasty is unavailable.…”

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Profile of Traumatic Hip Dislocations in a West African Teaching Hospital

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Guigma³

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Purpose: Traumatic hip dislocations (THD) are rarely reported from developing countries. The aim of the current study is to describe the trauma, the presentation, the treatment and the outcome patterns of THD received in the trauma unit of an emergency department (ED) in west Africa. Patients and Methods: A retrospective ongoing study from 2008 to 2014 was performed at the ED. All patients over 15 years with an unreduced THD and an anteroposterior pelvic radiograph were studied. Data were collected and analyzed by means of a statistical software. Results: A total of 50 THD were included in the study. We found an average of seven dislocations per year with a mean age of 36 years mainly males (n = 37). Road traffic accidents by motorcycle (n = 20) were the common circumstance of trauma. Forty-five extra-pelvic THD were diagnosed. According to the Bigelow classification, THD were classified posterior (n = 33), anterior (n = 10) and irregular (n = 2). Associated acetabular fractures (n = 36), ipsilateral lower limb fractures (n = 10) and sciatic nerve palsy (n = 2) were also found. The THD cases were treated by closed reduction (n = 34), open reduction (n = 6) and Girdlestone procedure (n = 1). The outcome after 16 months showed 21 good and excellent functional results and one death. The short term complications were post traumatic arthritis (n = 10) and osteonecrosis (n = 2). Conclusion: The THD occurrences are important in our emergency department. They are characterized by the place of motorcycle accidents and by the delayed reduction due to hospital's locations and numbers and beliefs. A reduction before four hours, an earlier rehabilitation, a non-use of traction and a short hospitalization time below 14 days gave better results.

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“…Other communications are related to new implants that would help in rare and difficult cases [4,5]. We also communicate on conditions that are frequent in some parts of the globe and could help our readership in recognizing or managing such situations [6,7]. As participants to the scientific life of our community we also try to stimulate our readers and authors to provide reliable information for the patients.…”

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Complications and rare cases in orthopaedics

Scarlat¹

2016

International Orthopaedics (SICOT)

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Trauma related to falls from trees treated in a specialized trauma centre in Burkina-Faso—one hundred and six cases treated in one year

Abstract: Education programs must focus on picking fruits and leaves in order to make them safe and prevent injuries related to these traditional or professional activities.

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Frequency of complications of falling from the walnut tree, as an occupational-seasonal injury

Frequency of complications of falling from the walnut tree, as an occupational-seasonal injury

Profile of Traumatic Hip Dislocations in a West African Teaching Hospital

Complications and rare cases in orthopaedics

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