A flap course for orthopaedic surgeons in low-income countries: addressing a global health-care disparity

Background: The burden of complex orthopaedic trauma in low-income countries is compounded by insufficient plastic surgeons to assist in management of soft tissue injuries. To address this global health-care disparity, we created a soft tissue management course to train orthopaedic surgeons from low...

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Main Authors: Kushal R Patel, MD, Joseph N Carey, MD, Amber M Caldwell, BA, Rick R Coughlin, MD MSc, Scott L Hansen, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X15700586