AINHIJM
- 1 February 1965
- journal article
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 47-B (1) , 43-51
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.47b1.43
Abstract
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.Keywords
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