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Nongovernmental Organizations in Musculoskeletal Care: Orthopaedics Overseas

  • Symposium: ABJS/C.T. Brighton Workshop on Trauma in the Developing World
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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Abstract

Injuries are a major worldwide contributor to morbidity and mortality. The negative impact caused by such injuries is disproportionately heavy in developing countries. Such disparities are caused by a complex array of problems, including a lack of physical resources, poor infrastructure, and a shortage of trained health professionals. Overcoming such deficits in care will require the involvement of organizations that can offer broad-based solutions. These organizations must bridge the gap between private and public institutions to establish a systems-based approach to program development and institution-building. They must provide not just an adequate level of care, but a transfer of knowledge that leads to sustainable and cost-effective intervention. Orthopedics Overseas is an example of such an organization. We examine the development of Orthopedics Overseas and describe their interventions in Uganda as a case-study to show the unique position they have to affect change.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    R. Richard Coughlin MD, MSc

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Portero Avenue, #3A36, San Francisco, CA, 92110, USA

    R. Richard Coughlin MD, MSc

  3. Health Volunteers Overseas, Washington, DC, USA

    Nancy A. Kelly MHS

  4. Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Wil Berry MS

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Coughlin, R.R., Kelly, N.A. & Berry, W. Nongovernmental Organizations in Musculoskeletal Care: Orthopaedics Overseas. Clin Orthop Relat Res 466, 2438–2442 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-008-0412-3

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