title: Fixation and deformity correction by plate osteosynthesis of a tibial shaft malunion after traditional African bone setting.
abstract: Given the global nature of modern travel and the possibility of deployment to the African continent, it is conceivable that medical officers in the course of their general duties may be exposed to patients managed with traditional bone setting techniques. Whilst these techniques may prove effective for many, complications may still arise and their management may be challenging.
authors.affiliation: Mayday University Hospital, London.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Findlay
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kotrba
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001860:Bone Plates; D016267:External Fixators; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000601:surgery*; D005869:Ghana; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016488:Medicine, African Traditional; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome