Prevalence of spine surgery navigation techniques and availability in Africa: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Africa has a large burden of spine pathology but has limited and insufficient infrastructure to manage these spine disorders. Therefore, we conducted this e-survey to assess the prevalence and identify the determinants of the availability of spine surgery navigation techniques in Africa.

Materials and methods

A two-part questionnaire was disseminated amongst African neurological and orthopedic surgery consultants and trainees from January 24 to February 23, 2021. The Chi-Square, Fisher Exact, and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to evaluate bivariable relationships, and a p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results

We had 113 respondents from all regions of Africa. Most (86.7 %) participants who practiced or trained in public centers and c

SUBMITTER: Kanmounye US 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8346523 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature