Summary Background The Ponseti treatment is considered the gold standard for clubfoot
globally, but requires strong engagement from parents. The aim of this review is to assess …

Natural disasters significantly contribute to human death and suffering. Moreover, they
exacerbate pre-existing health inequalities by imposing an additional burden on the most …

Methods A retrospective review of 2506 burn contractures was performed using information
extracted from a large nongovernment organization (ReSurge International) database from …

Background The assessment of the economic burden of surgical disease is integral to
determining allocation of resources for health globally. We estimate the economic gain …

Health metrics have evolved with increasing sophistication. The disability-adjusted life-year
(DALY) has emerged as a widely used metric. While DALYs vary between countries, the …

The earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria on Feb 6, 2023, have left behind a massive burden of
injuries, of which a large proportion are likely to be orthopaedic injuries. 1 Generally …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the strategies chosen to contain the spread, such
as social isolation and use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer, were suspected to increase the …

METHODS In this retrospective study, we included all patients with acute flame burns
caused by the external use of alcohol admitted as in-patients between March 2019 and …

Earlier this year, The Lancet released a report showing that the American Indian or Alaska
Native (AI/AN) population experienced the lowest life expectancy of all racial-ethnic groups …

There is a great mismatch between surgeon workforce capacity in the US and other high
income countries (HICs) and that in low and lower middle income countries (LMICs). Many …