Essential fracture and orthopaedic equipment lists in low resource settings: consensus derived by survey of experts in Africa

摘要

IntroductionLow/middle-income countries (LMICs) have a growing need for trauma and orthopaedic (T&O) surgical interventions but lack surgical resources. Part of this is due to the high amount of road traffic accidents in LMICs. We aimed to develop recommendations for an essential list of equipment for three different levels of care providers.