CLINICAL STUDIES / ETUDE CLINIQUES LES TRAUMATISMES VERTEBRO-MEDULLAIRES PAR CHUTE DE LA HAUTEUR D'UN ARBRE A PROPOS DE 73 CAS AU MALI. SPINAL CORD INJURY AFTER FALLS FROM TREES ABOUT 73 CASES IN MALI

Au cours de cette étude, nous avons recensé 73 patients dont les âges étaient compris entre 5 et 65 ans. Les couches socioprofessionnelles les plus atteintes ont été les cultivateurs et les bergers aux conditions socioéconomiques défavorables. Pendant les mois de décembre à mai 79,45% (58patients) des patients ont été enregistrés. Cette période correspondait à la traite des fruits et à la saison sèche avec le manque de pâturages pour les animaux. L’intervention chirurgicale a concerné 32 patients. La mortalité a été de 12,32% (9 patients) tous traumatisés cervicaux.

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