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Year : 2016 | Volume
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Overzealous prayer house as a new cause of irreparable limb damage: A case report and review of the literature
Thaddeus Chika Agu
Department of Surgery, Visiting Consultant Surgeon, First Choice Specialist Hospital, Nkpor, Anambra State; Department of Surgery, Consultant Surgeon and Lecturer, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Thaddeus Chika Agu First Choice Specialist Hospital, Nkpor, Anambra State, Imo State University, Owerri Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/1595-1103.182480
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Prayer houses that profess miracles and healing through prayers and vigils abound in our clime, but this case report of irreparable limb damage due to an unprofessional medical intervention by a prayer warrior is new and worrisome. This case is an advanced acute compartment syndrome of both legs which was caused by a prayer warrior who, supposedly, had the inspiration to apply tight splints on the legs of a girl with cerebral palsy so that she could walk. |
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