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Is the Pedestrian an Endangered Road User? A Descriptive Account of Pedestrian Musculoskeletal Injuries
(2010)
Background: Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. Road traffic crashes are
causative in majority of these cases. Pedestrians are vulnerable to injury in all types of collisions.
This paper ...
The Patterns of Spine Surgeries at Mulago Hospital
(2010)
Background: Spine surgery is a specialised area of orthopaedics that is still in its formative stages in
Africa. It may be done to relieve symptoms, or stabilise the spine to allow rehabilitation of patients.
This review ...
The Impact of Bodaboda Motor Crashes on the Budget for Clinical Services at Mulago Hospital, Kampala
(2010)
Background: Bodabodas are a common form of transport and are becoming a major cause of
road traffic accidents in Uganda. We evaluated the magnitude of injuries related to bodabodas
and their impact on clinical services ...
Contiguous Bifacet Dislocation, a Case Report
(2010)
Bifacet dislocations of the cervical spine are severe debilitating injuries often associated with complete cord
injury. Contiguous bilateral facet dislocations are extremely rare and, to the best of our knowledge, have ...
Patterns of Injuries After Road Traffic Crashes involving Bodabodas
(2010)
Background
Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. Bodabodas
are a main form of transport in Kampala and are becoming a major cause road traffic crashes.
Majority of the patients were young males ...