Globally, the burden of musculoskeletal conditions continues to rise, disproportionately
affecting low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The ability to meet these orthopaedic …

Although great advancements have been made in global health over the past decades,
progress has not been equivalent across the world. For example, the surgical burden …

Methods Journals with a musculoskeletal/orthopaedic focus and a few medical journals
were selected to identify articles published by research groups and consortiums. Articles …

Materials and Methods: A search strategy of multiple databases returned 3,740 unique
articles pertaining to HIC surgical resident motivations for participating in rotations in LMICs …

Background: Although efforts have been made to address the inequities of surgical care
globally, to our knowledge, there has been no comprehensive analysis of orthopaedic …

As the world continues to adjust to life with COVID-19, one topic that requires further thought
and discussion is whether elective international medical volunteerism can continue, and, if …

Globally, the burden of orthopedic injury and disease outweighs that of human
immunodeficiency virus, tuberculosis, and malaria, 1, 2 yet remains undersupported by …

In addition, LMICs often lack systems to provide adequate postsurgical follow-up care,
critical for the surveillance and management of postoperative complications after TJA. The 3 …

Objective: International observerships are one of many efforts aimed at addressing
disparities in orthopaedic trauma care globally. However, their impact on visiting surgeons …

Although great advancements have been made in global health over the past decades,
progress has not been equivalent across the world. For example, the surgical burden …