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dc.contributor.authorGakuu, LN
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-19T13:25:25Z
dc.date.available2015-11-19T13:25:25Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationGakuu, LN (2014). Camel related injuries. The Kenya Orthopaedic Assocation 8th Scientific Conference and 9th annual general meeting, held at Great Rift Valley lodge and golf resort Naivasha between 11th and 13th June 2014en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/92600
dc.description.abstractBackground: Camel related injuries are not documented in this region. We report 14 cases of camel injuries as seen from the MARALAL Camel derby and 2 cases of camel road traffic accident. Methods: All patients seen with camel related injuries were studied. Patient’s demography, time of injury, mechanism of injury and distribution and severity of injury were studied. Results: A total of 16 patients, 10 males and 6 females with a median age of 24 years (8-65) years were studied. Camel kicks were most common (5), followed by fall from a camel(5)a camel bite(2),(2) patients of camel caused by road traffic accident and 2 patients were thrown off. Kick related injuries (5) had high rate of maxillofacial fractures. Spinal injuries occurred in the 2 patients of road traffic accidents. Conclusion: Understanding of the biomechanics and patient of injury and correlating them with camel behaviors is of importance for identifying and preventing camel related injuries.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Nairobien_US
dc.titleCamel related injuriesen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
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