title: Train accidents and orthopaedic morbidity. The Groote Schuur Hospital experience.
abstract: The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, treats a disturbingly large number of train-associated injuries. The magnitude of the problem, the associated high morbidity and the serious socio-economic implications are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cape Town.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D011890:Railroads; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013019:South Africa; D013997:Time Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*