Table 4 Complications of machete cut fractures (N = 91patients).
From: Analysis of machete cut fractures in Nigerian civilian trauma setting
Complications | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Anaemia | 34 (37.4) |
Wound infection | 26 (28.6) |
Hypovolaemic shock | 14 (15.4) |
Extremity gangrene | 4 (4.4) |
Residual Nerve palsy | 4 (4.4) |
Residual Joint stiffness | 4 (4.4) |
Malunion | 1 (1.1) |
Delayed union | 1 (1.1) |
Hemi paresis | 1 (1.1) |
Deltoid muscle atrophy | 1 (1.1) |
