Assessing the capacity of Malawi's district and central hospitals to manage traumatic diaphyseal femoral fractures in adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The burden of musculoskeletal trauma is growing worldwide, disproportionately affecting low-income countries like Malawi. However, resources required to manage musculoskeletal trauma remain inadequate. A detailed understanding of the current capacity of Malawian public hospitals to manage musculoskeletal trauma is unknown and necessary for effective trauma system development planning.

Methods

We developed a list of infrastructure, manpower, and material resources used during treatment of adult femoral shaft fractures-a representative injury managed non-operatively and operatively in Malawi. We identified, by consensus of at least 7 out of 10 experts, which items were essential at district and central hospitals. We surveyed orthopaedic providers in person at all 25

SUBMITTER: Agarwal-Harding KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6867700 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature