TITLE:
Amputation of the Right Pelvic Limb Following Inadequate Management
AUTHORS:
Junior Sylvère Gbelesso, Daniel Sylvère Ouaïmon, Nathan Gbanadé-Packo, Olivier Brice Bogning Mejiozem, Valère Ndoma Ngatchoukpo
KEYWORDS:
Amputation, Fracture, Traditional Treatment, Bangui
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.16 No.4,
June
16,
2026
ABSTRACT: Limb amputation is a mutilating surgical procedure. The clinical presentation of this case aims to share our management, our indication for amputation, and to raise awareness among the population about the dangers of traditional fracture treatment, as well as to find a consensus between modern medicine and traditional medicine. An 11-year-old boy, a student, was brought in for management of blackening of the right leg following traditional treatment for a closed fracture of the right leg. The diagnosis of dry gangrene was made. A blood transfusion, triple antibiotic therapy, and a high tibial amputation successfully controlled the infection. The postoperative course was uncomplicated. Far from blaming traditional medicine, this work highlights its limitations, as these complications are preventable with modern medicine, aims to raise public awareness, and draws the attention of health authorities to better regulate traditional medicine.