Erratum to: World J Surg DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1158-8

Following are corrections to the original article. The specific changes are indicated in bold:

1. The corresponding author is Kendra G. Bowman. E-mail: kgbowman@partners.org.

2. The first sentence of the Introduction section is revised as follows:

Disparity in surgical care across social and economic strata worldwide is a recognized problem [1–3], and the global disability from surgical disease is estimated to account for 11% of the global burden of disability, greater than HIV, TB, and malaria combined [1].

3. The fourth sentence in the fifth paragraph of the Introduction section is revised as follows:

There is a severe shortage of trained surgical clinicians, with an average of four surgeons produced each year.

4. The first sentence in the third paragraph of the Results section is revised as follows:

Of the 3,885 acquired conditions, there were 2,432 (42.1%) injuries, with burns the most common cause of injury accounting for 1,985 (34.6%) of all surgical cases.

5. The revised caption of Table 2 is as follows:

Congenital and acquired conditions

6. The correct first heading in Table 2 is “Congenital conditions.”