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01-10-2008 | Symposium: ABJS/C.T. Brighton Workshop on Trauma in the Developing World

The Global Burden of Musculoskeletal Injuries: Challenges and Solutions

Authors: Charles Mock, MD, PhD, Meena Nathan Cherian, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 10/2008

Abstract

Musculoskeletal injuries are a major public health problem globally, contributing a large burden of disability and suffering. This burden could be considerably lowered by implementation of affordable and sustainable strategies to strengthen orthopaedic trauma care, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This article summarizes the global burden of musculoskeletal injuries and provides several examples of successful programs that have improved care of injuries in health facilities in low- and middle-income countries. Finally, it discusses WHO efforts to build on the country experiences and to make progress in lowering the burden of musculoskeletal injuries globally.

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Title: The Global Burden of Musculoskeletal Injuries: Challenges and Solutions
Authors: Charles Mock, MD, PhD
Meena Nathan Cherian, MD
Publication date: 01-10-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 10/2008
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-008-0416-z

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