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Assessment of Long-Term Outcomes of Lower Limb Fractures Managed by Non-orthopaedic Specialist Surgeons in Rural Rwanda: A Pilot Feasibility Study.

Lotta Velin, Alex Zhuang, Simon P Bigirimana, Andreas Wladis, Heritier Mfura, Jean-Bertrand A Hakizimana, Ellen Barrett, Cornelia Barth, Abebe Bekele, Robert Riviello and 4 more

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Lotta VelinCentre for Teaching and Research in Disaster Medicine and Traumatology (KMC), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, SWE.
Alex ZhuangCenter for Equity in Global Surgery, University of Global Health Equity, Kigali, RWA.
Simon P BigirimanaCenter for Equity in Global Surgery, University of Global Health Equity, Kigali, RWA.
Andreas WladisCentre for Teaching and Research in Disaster Medicine and Traumatology (KMC), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, SWE.
Heritier MfuraCenter for Equity in Global Surgery, University of Global Health Equity, Kigali, RWA.
Jean-Bertrand A HakizimanaCenter for Equity in Global Surgery, University of Global Health Equity, Kigali, RWA.
Ellen BarrettFaculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, SWE.
Cornelia BarthSchool of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, CHE.
Abebe BekeleCenter for Equity in Global Surgery, University of Global Health Equity, Kigali, RWA.
Robert RivielloProgram in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Andreas MeunierDepartment of Orthopedics and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, SWE.
Innocent NiyinkundaDepartment of Surgery, Butaro Level 2 Teaching Hospital, Kigali, RWA.
Jules IradakundaCenter for Equity in Global Surgery, University of Global Health Equity, Kigali, RWA.
Barnabas T AlayandeCenter for Equity in Global Surgery, University of Global Health Equity, Kigali, RWA.

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Abstract

Introduction  Sub-Saharan Africa is disproportionately affected by injuries, and short-term morbidity and mortality are high in this context. Lower limb fractures (LLFs) are a common type of injury that can lead to severe disability with extensive negative social and economic consequences. However, little is known about the long-term outcomes of LLFs in sub-Saharan Africa. In this pilot study, we describe the feasibility of assessing epidemiological patterns of LLFs, the state of care, and long-term outcomes in rural Rwanda.  Methods

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east africafunctional and clinical outcomefunctional disabilityhealth-related quality of lifelong-term outcomelow- and middle-income countrylower extremity trauma

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