Musculoskeletal impairment of traumatic etiology in Rwanda: prevalence, causes, and service implications.

Journal article

BACKGROUND: The present study examines demographics, causes, and diagnoses of traumatic musculoskeletal impairment (MSI) in Rwanda and identifies treatment barriers in order to describe the injury burden and inform service planning. METHODS: In all, 105 clusters were chosen by multistage stratified cluster random sampling with probability proportional to size. Eighty people from each cluster were identified for screening by a modified compact segment sampling method. A screening questionnair...

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Authors: Matheson, J; Atijosan, O; Kuper, H; Rischewski, D; Simms, V

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: World journal of surgery
• Volume: 35
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 2635-2642
• Publication date: 2011-12-01
• DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1293-2
• EISSN: 1432-2323
• ISSN: 0364-2313
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Prevalence; Wounds and Injuries; Middle Aged; Adult; Child; Male; Adolescent; Young Adult; Musculoskeletal System; Rwanda; Female