Title: Ward Round - Crocodile bites in Malawi: microbiology and surgical management

Co-author List: Jes Bates , Marc Tompkins , Raneem Islam , Noha Nyamulani ,Chistopher Ngulube , Nyengo C Mkandawire

Crocodile bites wounds are usually deep, with severe tissuedamage and are frequently contaminated with unusual microorganisms, which are difficult to treat

Title: Fractures around child's elbow

Co-author List: D. Admassie and A. Banchiamlak

This was a one-year prospective study aimed at evaluating the clinical and radiological patterns of the paediatric elbow fractures and determining the magnitude of the problem. The clinical and radiological pitfalls

Title: Begging on the streets of Addis Ababa: an impact of musculoskeletal disability

Co-author List: Lili H. Menore

This was a 2-year interventional prospective study aimed at determining the frequency and pattern of musculoskeletal disability among beggars of the streets of Addis Ababa. It was part of a continuous multidisciplinary

Title: Radiological and Clinical Details of Major Adult Limb Fractures in a Teaching Hospital, AAU, Ethiopia

Co-author List: Daniel Admasie, Tekle Yirga

This prospective study done at Addis Ababa University, Medical Faculty, Department of Radiology, Tikur Anbessa Hospital was aimed at determining the causes, magnitude, radiological and Clinical patterns of major limb fractures in adults in a half-year period from March to August 2007.In Addis Ababa University, fractures are managed

Title: Late Presentation of Acute Compartment Syndrome in the Thigh

Co-author List: Bates J, Griffin M, Nyamulani N

Acute compartment syndrome of the thigh is rare but has been described as a result of femur fracture and also thigh contusion in sports injury. Emergency fasciotomy has routinely

Title: Management of Club-foot at Tikur Anbessa Hospital

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"Club-foot", congenital talipus equinovarus (CTEV) is a common congenital anomalies encountered in paediatric orthopaedics. This study was aimed at determining the pattern and the short term

Title: Osteosarcoma of limb bones: a clinical, radiologicaland histopathological diagnostic agreement Lion Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia

Co-author List: Daniel Admasie , Bayush E Negash , Mihiret W Tinsay

To measure the strength of agreement in clinical, radiological and histopathological diagnosis of osteosarcoma in a 5 year study period. Setting: Addis Ababa University, Black-Lion

Title: Bone tumors at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia: agreement between radiological and histopathological diagnoses, a 5 year analysis at Black-Lion Teaching Hospital

Co-author List: Bayush E. Negash, Daniel Admasie and Mihiret W. Tinsay

The study aims at looking into clinical, radiological and histopathological agreement in diagnosing bone tumors and elaborates the spectrum of bone tumors referred to Black-Lion Hospital, BLH

Title: TREATMENT OF FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURES USING PERKINS' TRACTION AT ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY, AN ETHIOPIAN EXPERIENCE.

Co-author List: Biruk L. Wamisho,Bahiru Bezabeh,

Objectives: This is a prospective study with an objective to evaluate the outcomes of Perkins' technique in the treatment of adult femur shaft fractures from October 2007 - May 2009.

Title: BACTERIOLOGY OF COMPOUND (OPEN) FRACTURE WOUNDS IN 'TIKUR-ANBESSA' SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL, ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY, ETHIOPIA.

Co-author List: Yishak Abraham, Daniel Asrat, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel, Tezera Chaka, Dereje Negash

Infection of open fractures depends on the microbial environment, fracture handling and host factors. Sound knowledge of the bacteriological epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility helps to rationally select prophylactic antibiotics

Title: THE MAFFUCCI SYNDROME: (A RARE CASE REPORT)

Co-author List: Daniel Admassie

The Maffucci syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects both males and females. It is characterized by a benign tumor of the cartilage (enchondroma), bone deformities, and dark,

Title: Adult limb fractures in Tikur Anbessa Hospital caused by road traffic injuries: Half year plain radiographic pattern. Daniel Admassie, Tekle Yirga,Biruk L. Wamisho

Co-author List: Daniel Admassie, Tekle Yirga

Musculoskeletal road traffic injuries (RTIs) are alarmingly increasing encounters in trauma centers of developing countries and they are public health emergency. Knowledge of

Title: Chronic Osteomyelitis at Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Biruk, W.L. & Wubshet, K.

Co-author List: Wubshet, K.

Chronic osteomyelitis (COM) is a severe, persistent and sometimes incapacitating infection of bone and bone marrow. This prospective study at Addis Ababa University, Medical Faculty,

Title: Major Orthopaedic Procedures: 17 Year Trends. Biruk Lambisso Wamisho, Woubalem Zewde

Co-author List: Woubalem Zewde

This study was aimed at determining the trends in the proportions of major orthopaedic procedures performed in the department of orthopaedics, Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia in the

Title: Permanent Civilian Musculoskeletal disability following injury-17 Year trends. Lambisso W. Biruk

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This study was aimed at determining the magnitude of civilian permanent musculoskeletal disability from injuries and identifies trends observed in the proportions of major causes of the disability in the

Title: Pycnodysostosis with Epilepsy in a Malawian patient: A Case Report Wamisho, B. L. & Bates, J.

Co-author List: Bates, J.

Pycnodysostosis is a very rare genetic disease resulting from deletion the short arm of one of the group G chromosomes leading to deficiency of Cathepsin K, a cysteine protease needed for proper functioning of Osteoclasts to