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BACKGROUND
The morbidity and mortality of machete-related injuries is rather appreciable in Nigeria although it is under-reported. Machetes are multipurpose tools in the farm, home and construction sites. Machetes may also be used as a close-range weapon. In Nigeria, there is no legislation guiding
Five cases of machete cut injuries to the maxillofacial region seen over a period of 8 months (January-September, 2012), at the Maxillofacial Unit of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria, are presented. The severity of the injuries is evident from the extent of tissue disruption
The neurosurgical literature rarely describes managing open head injuries caused by machetes, although this is a common head injury in developing countries. We present our experience managing cranial machete injuries in Nicaragua over a 5-year period.
A retrospective chart review identified patients
There have been limited reports on machete wounds to the cranium. This study was carried out to document the injury profile in a series of patients who have sustained cranial injuries from machete wounds in this setting. Between 1 January 1998 and 1 January 2008, demographic and clinical data were
BACKGROUND
Although gunshot injuries are the most common penetrating anterior neck injuries in the developed world, this finding is not the case in the developing world, where knives, spears, arrows, and machetes are the preferred weapons, particularly in tribal societies.
OBJECTIVE
To present the
The brachial artery is the commonest artery injured in the extremities. Although the patients present late, nevertheless reconstructions is advocated in other to salvage the limb and maintain function of the hand. We retrospectively examined 25 consecutive patients with vascular injuries treated at