Understanding and Addressing the Global Need for Orthopaedic Trauma Care

➤The burden of musculoskeletal trauma is high worldwide, disproportionately affecting the poor, who have the least access to quality orthopaedic trauma care.➤Orthopaedic trauma care is essential, and must be a priority in the horizontal development of global health systems.➤The education of surgeons...

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Published inJournal of bone and joint surgery. American volume Vol. 98; no. 21; p. 1844
Main Authors Agarwal-Harding, Kiran J, von Keudell, Arvind, Zirkle, Lewis G, Meara, John G, Dyer, George S M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 02.11.2016
Subjects
Developing Countries
Global Health
Health Services Accessibility
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Orthopedic Procedures - education
Orthopedics - education
Wounds and Injuries
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Summary:➤The burden of musculoskeletal trauma is high worldwide, disproportionately affecting the poor, who have the least access to quality orthopaedic trauma care.➤Orthopaedic trauma care is essential, and must be a priority in the horizontal development of global health systems.➤The education of surgeons, nonphysician clinicians, and ancillary staff in low and middle income countries is central to improving access to and quality of care.➤Volunteer surgical missions from rich countries can sustainably expand and strengthen orthopaedic trauma care only when they serve a local need and build local capacity.➤Innovative business models may help to pay for care of the poor. Examples include reducing costs through process improvements and cross-subsidizing from profitable high-volume activities.➤Resource-poor settings may foster innovations in devices or systems with universal applicability in orthopaedics.
ISSN:1535-1386
DOI:10.2106/JBJS.16.00323