| July 2011 -
Case History - Auma Harriet |
| Harriet was
born on1st. Jan. 2000. She studied a bit and stopped in p.3. |
| Historical
background |
| Harriet was
born with a congenital abnormality deformity of the lower limb
and hip. From the history taken shows that even the father has
the same deformity. Harriet stays with her grandmother. The
mother separated saying if she continues with the same man she
will continue giving birth to deformities. |
| Harriet has
never been taken to any hospital. When she was about three
months, the grandmother used to do massaging of the lower limb.
This showed no improvement at all, so they concluded that the
condition is inherited from the father and gave up. |
| Harriet was
admitted to ACHERU 26TH. Jan. 2011. As ACHERU was on its
outreach to Gulu she was taken to CoRSU for consultation and
later admitted for operation on 28th.Feb.2011. |
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| Auma
Harriet with fixator, April 2011 |
| Diagnosis |
| Severe
genuvalgum secondary dysplsta r/o rickets. |
| Operation
done |
| She was
admitted to CoRSU on 22nd. Feb.2011 and done corrective
osteotomy on both femur plus fixator. On 3rd. March 2011 she was
discharged to ACHERU for rehabilitation. |
| Post surgery |
| She was given
pain killers, antibiotics, daily dressing and physiotherapy.
From ACHERU stitches were removed, she is on daily dressing &
physiotherapy. |
| Auma Harriet
(Update shortly after surgery and going to Acheru) |
| She is doing
well! |
| She will be
taken for a check x-ray next week. |
| She tries to
stand and walk without crutches |
| Auma Harriet
(June 2011) |
| This girl has
been on an external fixator for 10 weeks. |
| On 19/5/2011
she was taken to CoRSU where an X ray was taken; it shown good
callus formation so the fixator was removed. |
| She is now on
physiotherapy along the illio tibial tract and knee compression;
she will also need an insole. |
| We hope to
discharge her to Gulu in two weeks. |
