title: [Quack medicine--a continual problem in Polish rural communities. Illnes occurring within the musculo-sceletal system].
abstract: The work presents the results of a survey that was conducted amongst the inhabitants of the parish of Dabrowa Tarnowska concerning quack medical practices noted in the treatment of the musculo-sceletal system, as well as comments on the subject of the harm caused by the application of folk remedies. Within the group of those surveyed a startling 79% evaluated this form of treatment as satisfactory despite the appearance later of many medical complications.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Ortopedyczno-Urazowy, Szpitala Wojewódzkiego im. Sw. Łukasza w Tarnowie.
authors.forename: Ireneusz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kotela
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bednarenko
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilk-Frańczuk
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kotela
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011781:Quackery / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome