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Ainhum an account of 54 patients
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Location: http://www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/reprint/47-B/1/43
Description: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
1 . An account of fifty-four patients suffering from ainhum is presented, and the clinical and pathological findings are discussed.
2. Etiology is considered, and a plan of treatment proposed.
3. Ainhum in Ibadan is a disease of all ages and both sexes.
4. Most patients have considerable pain.
5. It is due to a non-inflammatory change in the basal layer of the epidermis.
6. Surgical treatment has gratifying results.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1965 Feb;47:43-51. AINHUM: AN ACCOUNT OF FIFTY-FOUR PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ETIOLOGY AND TREATMENT. COLE GJ
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Cole GJ
Institution: JBJS - B
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