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Epidemiology and Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns in Pyogenic Bone and Joint Infections in Children

Volume 9 | Issue 1 | January-April 2023 | Page: 07-12 | Amit Sharma, G Nirmal Raj Gopinathan, Garima Sharma, Pallavi Sharma, Sange Negi DOI- https://doi.org/10.13107/ijpo.2023.v09.i01.149 Authors: Amit Sharma [1] MS Ortho., G Nirmal Raj Gopinathan [2] MS Ortho., Garima Sharma [3] MD Microbiology, Pallavi Sharma [4] MS ObGy., Sange Negi [1] MS Ortho. [1] […]

Frontal Plane Angular Knee Deformities in Schoolchildren in Kribi, South Region of Cameroon

Volume 9 | Issue 1 | January-April 2023 | Page: 13-20 | Jean Gustave Tsiagadigui, Robinson Mbako Ateh, Marie-Ange Ngo Yamben, Franck Olivier Ngongang, Daniel Handy Eone, Maurice Aurelien Sosso DOI- https://doi.org/10.13107/ijpo.2023.v09.i01.150 Authors: Jean GustaveTsiagadigui [1, 3] MD, PhD, Robinson Mbako Ateh [2] MD, Marie-Ange Ngo Yamben [1] MD, Franck Olivier Ngongang [1] MD, Daniel […]

Epidemiology and Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns in Pyogenic Bone and Joint Infections in Children

Frontal Plane Angular Knee Deformities in Schoolchildren in Kribi, South Region of Cameroon

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Epidemiology and Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns in Pyogenic Bone and Joint Infections in Children

Volume 9 | Issue 1 | January-April 2023 | Page: 07-12 | Amit Sharma, G Nirmal Raj Gopinathan, Garima Sharma, Pallavi Sharma, Sange Negi

DOI- https://doi.org/10.13107/ijpo.2023.v09.i01.149

Authors: Amit Sharma [1] MS Ortho., G Nirmal Raj Gopinathan [2] MS Ortho., Garima Sharma [3] MD Microbiology, Pallavi Sharma [4] MS ObGy., Sange Negi [1] MS Ortho.

[1] Department of Orthopaedics, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
[2] Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
[3] Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
[4] Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India.

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Dr. Garima Sharma,
Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
E-mail: garimaserene@gmail.com

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus is the most common organism causing paediatric bone and joint infections accounting for 86% of pus culture-positive cases. Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become a major challenge in the tertiary care setting as the majority (56%) of all pus culture postive cases were MRSA. The male to female ratio in these infections was approximately 2:1. The lower limbs were affected in the majority of children with osteomyelitis (OM) with hip joint being the commonest (50%) followed by the knee. Broad spectrum antibiotics were used emperically in 40% of cases prior to referral to a tertiary care centre. MRSA infections were associated with a higher likelihood of complications.
Keywords: Paediatric, Pyogenic, Bone and joint infections, Antibiotic practices

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How to Cite this Article: Sharma A, Gopinathan GNR, Sharma G, Sharma P, Negi S | Epidemiology and Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns in Pyogenic Bone and Joint Infections in Children | International Journal of Paediatric Orthopaedics | January-April 2023; 9(1): 07-12 | https://doi.org/10.13107/ijpo.2023.v09.i01.149

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Frontal Plane Angular Knee Deformities in Schoolchildren in Kribi, South Region of Cameroon

Volume 9 | Issue 1 | January-April 2023 | Page: 13-20 | Jean Gustave Tsiagadigui, Robinson Mbako Ateh, Marie-Ange Ngo Yamben, Franck Olivier Ngongang, Daniel Handy Eone, Maurice Aurelien Sosso

DOI- https://doi.org/10.13107/ijpo.2023.v09.i01.150

Authors: Jean GustaveTsiagadigui [1, 3] MD, PhD, Robinson Mbako Ateh [2] MD, Marie-Ange Ngo Yamben [1] MD, Franck Olivier Ngongang [1] MD, Daniel Handy Eone [1] MD, Maurice Aurelien Sosso [1] MD

[1] Department of Surgery and Specialties of Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1, BP 1364, Yaoundé, Cameroon
[2] Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Douala, BP 2701, Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon.
[3] Department of Mechanical Engineering, ENSET, University of Douala, BP 2701, Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon.

Address of Correspondence

Dr. Jean GustaveTsiagadigui,
Department of Surgery and Specialties of Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1, BP 1364, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
E-mail: jtsiagad@gmail.com

Abstract

Bone problems such as angular deformities of the knee are common in children in Africa. The aim of this survey was to study epidemiologic aspects of frontal plane angular knee deformities in school children in Kribi. A total of 860 school children in Kribi aged 3 to 18 years were surveyed in a cross-sectional descriptive study from December 2019 to March 2020. Each child was examined. Intercodylar distances, intermalleolar distances and the tibiofemoral angles were assessed. The type of knee deformity in the frontal plane was determined from the children`s tibiofemoral angles and compared with reference values of normal children in the same age ranges. One hundred and fourty two (142, 16.5%) children surveyed presented with frontal plane knee deformities, with genu varum representing 68.0% (96 cases) of the deformities. The prevalence of these deformities in school children in Kribi varied significantly with age. We did not find any significant difference in the variation of these deformities with gender or ethnic groups. We identified some frontal plane angular knee deformities, including bilateral deformities being predominant 90.71% (127 cases). The mean body mass index was higher than those of normal children. 15.5% (22) of them presented with associated deformity in the sagital plane, dominated by bilateral genu recurvatum and 33.8% (48) of them presented with associated rotational knee deformities, dominated by bilateral medial rotation. Frontal plane knee angular deformities are common amongst school children in Kribi. Their prevalence is 16.51% (142 cases). This prevalence varies with ages. Sagittal plane and rotational plane deformities are equally present in children presenting with these deformities.
Keywords: Bone, Children, Deformities, Cameroon.

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How to Cite this Article: Tsiagadigui JG, Ateh RM, Yamben MAN, Ngongang FO, Eone DH, Sosso MA | Frontal Plane Angular Knee Deformities in School Children in Kribi, South Region of Cameroon | International Journal of Paediatric Orthopaedics | January-April 2023; 9(1): 13-20 | https://doi.org/10.13107/ijpo.2023.v09.i01.150

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