Orthopedic surgery in Estonia.
We did a survey on the development of orthopedic surgery in Estonia, especially during the past 10 years, including education, hospital-based orthopedic surgery and orthopedic research. The main types of orthopedic operations were analyzed, on the basis of data from the Estonian Social Ministry, Bureau of Medical Statistics and several departments of orthopedic. On the average, 11,831 orthopedic operations were performed yearly during the years 1996-1998 in hospital departments.
Haviko
T
T
Clinic of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Clinicum of Tartu University, Estonia.
Märtson
A
A
D004501:Education, Medical; D004957:Estonia; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000706:statistics & numerical data