Open AccessThe Burden of Musculoskeletal Disease in Sierra Leone
Author(s) -
Iain S. Elliott,
Reinou S. Groen,
Thaim B. Kamara,
Allison Ertl,
Laura D. Cassidy,
Adam L. Kushner,
Richard A. Gosselin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-014-4017-8
Subject(s) - sierra leone , medicine , population , incidence (geometry) , epidemiology , cross sectional study , disease , physical therapy , family medicine , demography , environmental health , socioeconomics , pathology , physics , sociology , optics
Musculoskeletal disease is a major cause of disability in the global burden of disease, yet data regarding the magnitude of this burden in developing countries are lacking. The Surgeons OverSeas Assessment of Surgical Need (SOSAS) survey was designed to measure the incidence and prevalence of surgically treatable conditions, including musculoskeletal conditions, in patients in low- and middle-income countries, and was administered in the West African nation of Sierra Leone in 2012.