title: The Kenya orthopaedic project: surgical outcomes of a travelling multidisciplinary team.
abstract: We report the results of six trauma and orthopaedic   projects to Kenya in the last three years. The aims are to deliver both   a trauma service and teaching within two hospitals; one a district   hospital near Mount Kenya in Nanyuki, the other the largest public   hospital in Kenya in Mombasa. The Kenya Orthopaedic Project team   consists of a wide range of multidisciplinary professionals that   allows the experience to be shared across those specialties. A follow-up   clinic is held three months after each mission to review the patients.   To our knowledge there are no reported outcomes in the literature   for similar projects. A total of 211 operations have been performed and 400 patients   seen during the projects. Most cases were fractures of the lower   limb; we have been able to follow up 163 patients (77%) who underwent   surgical treatment. We reflect on the results so far and discuss   potential improvements for future missions.
authors.affiliation: Ninewells Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK. gerard.cousins1@nhs.net
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Cousins
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Obolensky
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McAllen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beebeejaun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D008493:Medical Missions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000639:trends*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014194:Traumatology / Q000639:trends*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult