A Patient Follow-up Program for Short-Term Surgical Mission Trips to a Developing Country
Conclusions:
It is possible to develop a sustainable surgical patient follow-up program with robust results and to achieve acceptable outcomes for orthopaedic conditions, even in an austere medical environment.
Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Torchia, M. T., Schroder, L. K., Hill, B. W., Cole, P. A. Tags: Scientific Articles Source Type: research