The global burden of musculoskeletal injuries: challenges and solutions.

ABSTRACT: Musculoskeletal injuries are a major public health problem globally, contributing a large burden of disability and suffering. This burden could be considerably lowered by implementation of affordable and sustainable strategies to strengthen orthopaedic trauma care, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This article summarizes the global burden of musculoskeletal injuries and provides several examples of successful programs that have improved care of injuries in health facilities in low- and middle-income countries. Finally, it discusses WHO efforts to build on the country experiences and to make progress in lowering the burden of musculoskeletal injuries globally.

SUBMITTER: Mock C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2584305 | biostudies-other | 2008 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other