TY - JOUR
T1 - International Orthopaedic Volunteer Opportunities in Low and Middle-Income Countries
AU - Miclau, Theodore
AU - Mackechnie, Madeline C.
AU - Born, Christopher T.
AU - Mackechnie, Michael A.
AU - Dyer, George S.M.
AU - Yuan, Brandon J.
AU - Dawson, John
AU - Lee, Cassandra
AU - Ishmael, Chad R.
AU - Schreiber, Verena M.
AU - Tejwani, Nirmal C.
AU - Ulmer, Todd
AU - Shearer, David W.
AU - Agarwal-Harding, Kiran J.
AU - Johal, Herman
AU - Khormaee, Sariah
AU - Sprague, Sheila
AU - Whiting, Paul S.
AU - Roberts, Heather J.
AU - Coughlin, Richard
AU - Gosselin, Rich
AU - Rosenwasser, Melvin P.
AU - Johnson, Anthony
AU - Babu, Jacob M.
AU - Dworkin, Myles
AU - Makhni, Melvin C.
AU - McClellan, Trigg
AU - Nwachuku, Chinenye O.
AU - Miclau, Elizabeth
AU - Morshed, Saam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/5/18
Y1 - 2022/5/18
N2 - Globally, the burden of musculoskeletal conditions continues to rise, disproportionately affecting low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The ability to meet these orthopaedic surgical care demands remains a challenge. To help address these issues, many orthopaedic surgeons seek opportunities to provide humanitarian assistance to the populations in need. While many global orthopaedic initiatives are well-intentioned and can offer short-term benefits to the local communities, it is essential to emphasize training and the integration of local surgeon-leaders. The commitment to developing educational and investigative capacity, as well as fostering sustainable, mutually beneficial partnerships in low-resource settings, is critical. To this end, global health organizations, such as the Consortium of Orthopaedic Academic Traumatologists (COACT), work to promote and ensure the lasting sustainability of musculoskeletal trauma care worldwide. This article describes global orthopaedic efforts that can effectively address musculoskeletal care through an examination of 5 domains: clinical care, clinical research, surgical education, disaster response, and advocacy.
AB - Globally, the burden of musculoskeletal conditions continues to rise, disproportionately affecting low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The ability to meet these orthopaedic surgical care demands remains a challenge. To help address these issues, many orthopaedic surgeons seek opportunities to provide humanitarian assistance to the populations in need. While many global orthopaedic initiatives are well-intentioned and can offer short-term benefits to the local communities, it is essential to emphasize training and the integration of local surgeon-leaders. The commitment to developing educational and investigative capacity, as well as fostering sustainable, mutually beneficial partnerships in low-resource settings, is critical. To this end, global health organizations, such as the Consortium of Orthopaedic Academic Traumatologists (COACT), work to promote and ensure the lasting sustainability of musculoskeletal trauma care worldwide. This article describes global orthopaedic efforts that can effectively address musculoskeletal care through an examination of 5 domains: clinical care, clinical research, surgical education, disaster response, and advocacy.
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U2 - 10.2106/JBJS.21.00948
DO - 10.2106/JBJS.21.00948
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34932526
AN - SCOPUS:85130765408
SN - 0021-9355
VL - 104
SP - E44
JO - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
JF - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
IS - 10
ER -