Nigeria’s trauma burden calls for coordinated care — Orthopaedic surgeons

By Chioma Obinna
Experts in orthopaedic and trauma care have called for a fundamental shift in Nigeria’s approach to treating patients with traumatic and musculoskeletal injuries, warning that successful surgery alone does not necessarily translate into recovery or restoration of normal life.
They said effective trauma care requires a multidisciplinary, patient-centred approach in which surgeons, nurses, anaesthetists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nutritionists, psychologists, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals work together from diagnosis through treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
The experts spoke at the 47th Annual Scientific Confe...