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24/08/22

The post-injection injury you should know of

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Season 3, Episode 19

Intramuscular injections, ones administered directly into the muscles, are a common way to treat people around the world. But it could lead to life-changing complications if done wrongly or too frequently.

In this episode of Africa Science Focus, we learn about gluteal fibrosis, a complication of intramuscular injections that occurs mostly in infancy and childhood and limits the functionality of affected muscles. We also learn ways we can prevent this injury in the future.

This piece was produced by SciDev.Net’s Sub-Saharan Africa English desk.