title: A review of orthopaedic and accident surgery at a rural mission hospital.
abstract: All orthopaedic and trauma patients admitted to Holy Cross Hospital in the Transkei during the year 1974 have been surveyed and classified by disease type. These patients formed 8% of all admissions but occupied 16% of the beds and contributed 26% of the procedures in the main operating theatre. The significance of these findings is considered briefly.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008921:Religious Missions; D012423:Rural Health; D013019:South Africa; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*