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Name

Dr. Joseph Effiong Asuquo

Department

Orthopaedic & Traumatology

Designation

Senior Lecturer

Email

[email protected]

About Dr. Joseph Effiong Asuquo

Joseph is a senior lecturer in the department of orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the University of Calabar. He is also a chief consultant orthopaedic surgeon and Traumatologist in the department of orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar. He is the current head of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology of the University of Calabar.Joseph is a passionate teacher, a dedicated clinician and a seasoned researcher, with interest in trauma, paediatric deformity correction and spine surgery.He has attended several local and international conferences, and has published several scholarly articles in local and international journals. Joseph is happily married with three children.

S/N Qualification School Atttended Started Finished
First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC)Za'ad Zungu Primary School Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria19781983
Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE)Itam Secondary School, Itam, Cross River State, Nigeria.19841989
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCH)University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria19921999
Fellowship of the West Africa College of Surgeons (FWACS)West African College of Surgeons20072012
S/N Publication
Asuquo, J. E., Abang, I. E., Anisi, C. O., & Osakwe, G. O. (2019). Knee athropathy due to distally migrated Kuntscher nail. Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 28(1), 84 – 87.
Anisi, C. O., Abang, I. E., Asuquo, J. E., Agweye, P. U., & Osakwe, O. G. (2019). Does laterality of deformity influence the severity of the idiopathic clubfoot? Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 28(2), 148 – 151.
Abang, I. E., Anisi, C. O., Asuquo, J., Agweye, P., Ngim, N. E., & Mpama, E. A. (2019). Osteoarthritis: Knowledge and acceptability of total joint replacement. EAS Journal of Orthopaedic and Physiotherapy, 1(1), 1 – 5.
Asuquo, J. E., Abang, I. E., Anisi, C. O., & Osakwe, G. O. (2019). A Rare Occurrence of Sinding – Larsen Johansson syndrome with Osgood – Schlatter disorder in a Nigerian child: A case report. Scholars Journal of Medical Case Report, 7(1), 5 – 7.
Anisi, C. O., Abang, I. E., Asuquo, J. E., & Agweye, P. U. (2019). The idiopathic clubfoot: Relationship between patient’s gender and the degree of severity of the deformity. Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 2(2), 1 – 6.
Asuquo, J. E., Abang, I. E., Anisi, C. O., Toluse, A., Essien, E., Edet, B., & Agweye, P. (2019). Coping mechanisms as predictor of stress in patients with chronic low back pain: A Nigerian study. Nigerian Journal of Orthopaedics and Trauma, 18, 13 – 17.
Abang, I., Anisi, C., Asuquo, J., Osakwe, O., Agweye, P., Lasebikan, O. et. al (2019). Epidemiology of angular deformities of the knee in a tertiary hospital South – South, Nigeria. EAS Journal of Orthopaedics and Physiotherapy, 1(4), 40 – 43.
Asuquo, J. E., Abang, I. E., Anisi, C. O., & Asuquo, B. J. (2019). Traumatic bilateral epiphyseal injury: A case report. Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 2(3), 1 – 4.
Anisi, C. O., Asuquo, J. E., & Abang, I. E. (2018). Frequency of percutaneous Achilles tenotomy in the treatment of idiopathic clubfoot using the Ponseti method. Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 27(2), 163-167.
Abang, I. E., Asuquo, J. E., Anisi, C. O., Mpama, E. A., Onuba, O. O., et al (2018). Early outcome of treatment of open tibial shaft fractures using external fixators in resource-poor setting. Recent Advances in Biology and Medicine, 4(1), 1 - 9.
Asuquo, J. E., Abang, I. E., Urom, S. E., Anisi, C.O., Eyong, M. E. et al (2018). Prevalence and predisposing factors to birth fractures and brachial plexus injuries seen in a tertiary hospital in Calabar, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 27(1), 78 – 83.
Abang, I. E., Asuquo, J. E., Anisi, C. O., Agweye, P. U., Essiet, I., & Ikpeme, I. A. (2018). Indications and pattern of limb amputation: A tertiary hospital experience, south – south, Nigeria. Recent Advances in Biology and Medicine, 4, 41 – 45.
Asuquo, J. E., Abang, I. E., Anisi, C. O., & Eyong, M. E. (2018). Sickle cell disorder persistence in poor resource regions: Failure of a screening tool. Scholars Journal of Medical Case Report, 6(12), 1017 – 1019.
Anisi, C. O., Asuquo, J. E., Abang, I. E., Eyong, M. E., Osakwe, O. G. et al (2017). The role of Pirani scoring in predicting the frequency of casting and the need for percutaneous Achilles tenotomy in the treatment of idiopathic clubfoot using the Ponseti method. Paediatric Orthopaedic and Related Sciences, 3(2), 55 - 59.
Asuquo, J. E., Abang, I. E., Anisi, C., Urom, S., Agweye, P., Ngim, N. E., & Okeke, E. N. (2016). Descriptive epidemiology and predisposing factors to talipes equinovarus in south-south Nigeria. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, 8(8), 147 – 151.
Abang, I. E., Asuquo, J., Ngim, N. E., Ikpeme, I. A., Agweye, P., Urom, S. E., Anisi C et al (2016). Reasons for patronage of traditional Bone setters. Nigerian Journal of Surgery, 22(2), 120 – 126.

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S/N Conference Description Started Finished
International Society of Orthopaedic surgery and Traumatology conference SICOT, held in Guangzhou, China.Nil.2015-09-172015-09-19
International Society of Orthopaedic surgery and Traumatology conference SICOT, held in Rome, Italy.Nil.2016-09-082016-09-10
International Society of Orthopaedic surgery and Traumatology conference SICOT, held in Montreal, Canada.(1) 2. The predictive value of the Pirani scoring system. Presented as a full paper at the 39th SICOT Orthopedic World Congress Montreal, Canada. Abstract No. 52330. (2) Coping mechanisms as a predictor of stress in patients with low back pain: a Nigerian study. Presented as a full paper at the 39th SICOT Orthopedic World Congress Montreal, Canada. Abstract No. 52219.2018-10-102018-10-13