ArticleWellcome open research2023
Fractures in sub-Saharan Africa: epidemiology, economic impact and ethnography (Fractures-E
Abstract read
In one paragraph
Article in Wellcome open research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed.
- Health economic evaluation of hip fracture care pathways in The Gambia.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Age- and sex-specific incidence rates and future projections for hip fractures in The Gambia, West Africa, and comparison across four countries in Africa.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2026Article
- Rural-urban differences in osteoporosis and sarcopenia prevalence among Gambian older adults: a pilot study.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2026Article
- Sex-specific bone architectural deficits among older adults living with HIV: a cross-sectional study from Zimbabwe.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2026Article
- Article
- UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets in older people living with HIV in urban and rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Prevalence and outcomes of intrinsic capacity impairments assessed using the WHO Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) framework in The Gambia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study.The Lancet. Global health · 2026Article
- Traditional bone setter practices and the interaction with biomedical care in the treatment of hip fractures in The Gambia: A qualitative study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Understanding factors that impact patient access and engagement with biomedical and traditional care for hip fractures in The Gambia: An ethnographic study using a social ecological model.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Article
- Physical activity levels and quality of life in osteoporosis patients.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Hip fracture care in Africa: Time for action.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Defining frailty using a modified Fried's Frailty Phenotype in a Southern African context.PloS one · 2026Article
- Review
- Hip fracture care in Zimbabwe : a cohort-based health economic analysis.Bone & joint open · 2025Article
- Impact of hip fracture on survival, disability, pain, and health-related quality of life in Zimbabwe: a prospective cohort study.The lancet. Healthy longevity · 2025Article
- Challenges to fracture service availability and readiness provided by allopathic and traditional health providers: national surveys across The Gambia and Zimbabwe.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- Prevalence, factors and quality of life associated with frailty and pre-frailty in middle-aged and older adults living with HIV in Zimbabwe: A cross-sectional study.HIV medicine · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
23 authors.
Anya BurtonMusculoskeletal Research Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, BS10 5NB, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4416-0538
Sarah DrewMusculoskeletal Research Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, BS10 5NB, UK.
Bilkish CassimDepartment of Geriatrics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0859-868X
Landing M JarjouMRC Unit The Gambia, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Banjul, The Gambia.
Rachael Gooberman-HillElizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, BS8 1UH, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3353-2882
Sian NoblePopulation Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, BS8 1UH, UK.
Nyashadzaishe MafirakurevaMusculoskeletal Research Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, BS10 5NB, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9775-6581
Simon Matthew GrahamOxford Trauma and Emergency Care, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, OX3 7LD, UK.
Christopher GrundyMRC International Statistics and Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7042-2394
Samuel HawleyMusculoskeletal Research Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, BS10 5NB, UK.
Hannah WilsonMusculoskeletal Research Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, BS10 5NB, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0297-8259
Tadios ManyangaThe Health Research Unit Zimbabwe, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5036-9314
Kebba MarenahDepartment of orthopaedics, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia.
Bintou TrawallyDepartment of orthopaedics, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia.
James MastersOxford Trauma and Emergency Care, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, OX3 7LD, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9663-8858
Prudance MushayavanhuDepartment of surgery, Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, Harare, ST14, Zimbabwe.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2950-1856
Munyardardzi NdekwereDepartment of surgery, Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, Harare, ST14, Zimbabwe.
Farhanah ParukDepartment of Rheumatology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Mkhululi LukheleSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Matthew CostaOxford Trauma and Emergency Care, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, OX3 7LD, UK.
Rashida A FerrandThe Health Research Unit Zimbabwe, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7660-9176
Kate A WardMRC Unit The Gambia, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Banjul, The Gambia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7034-6750
Celia L GregsonMusculoskeletal Research Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, England, BS10 5NB, UK.
Funding
Wellcome Trust
Abstract
PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.
Indexed as
EpidemiologyEthnographyFractureFragilityHealth economicssub-Saharan Africa
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390
Registered trials
None linked
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.