@article{Bafor_Akinyemi_2015, title={Limb amputations at a Tertiary Hospital in the Developing World: : A Look at Pattern and Indications}, volume={3}, url={https://www.ajtmbr.org.ng/index.php/home/article/view/46}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objectives</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: To determine the pattern of amputations in a tertiary centre. </span></p> <p><strong>Design</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Retrospective. </span></p> <p><strong>Setting</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Orthopaedic Department of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City,  Nigeria. </span></p> <p><strong>Patients</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Two hundred and ten (210) Individuals who underwent limb amputations between  January 2007 and December 2011. </span></p> <p><strong>Results</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: There were one hundred and forty nine (149) male and sixty one (61) female patients  (71% and 29% respectively). The ages ranged from one year (1) to ninety years (90). The mean  age at presentation was 42.33±19.96 (SEM = 1.378). Limb ischaemia, trauma and neoplasia  made up 55.7%, 35.7% and 4.8% respectively of all cases analyzed. There were one hundred and  fifty (150) lower limb amputations and sixty (60) upper limb amputations. </span></p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Limb Ischaemia is the commonest indication for amputations done at the  University of Benin Teaching Hospital. </span></p>}, number={1}, journal={African Journal of Tropical Medicine and Biomedical Research}, author={Bafor , A and Akinyemi, O}, year={2015}, month={Mar.}, pages={16–20} }