A review of orthopaedic and accident surgery at a rural mission hospital.
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.
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*