Trop Geogr Med. 1986 Jun; 38(2): 167-71.

Mismanagement of elbow joint fractures and dislocations by traditional bone setters in Plateau State, Nigeria.

Oguachuba HN.

Four out of seven cases of elbow joint fractures and dislocations mismanaged by traditional bone setters in Plateau State, Nigeria are reported. A careful assessment of traditional bone setting as practised today in Nigeria should be made for advocating its integration into modern orthopaedic traumatology.