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Burden of gluteal fibrosis and post-injection paralysis in the children of Kumi District in Uganda Alves, Kristin; Penny, Norgrove; Ekure, John; Olupot, Robert; Kobusingye, Olive; Katz, Jeffrey N; Sabatini, Coleen S

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 

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Title
Burden of gluteal fibrosis and post-injection paralysis in the children of Kumi District in Uganda
Creator
Alves, Kristin; Penny, Norgrove; Ekure, John; Olupot, Robert; Kobusingye, Olive; Katz, Jeffrey N; Sabatini, Coleen S
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2018-09-24
Description
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 
Subject
Gluteal fibrosis; Post-injection paralysis
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2018-09-26
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0372165
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/67262
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Non UBC; Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of
Citation
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2018 Sep 24;19(1):343
Publisher DOI
10.1186/s12891-018-2254-9
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
The Author(s).
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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