Risk Factors for Amputation and Prolonged Hospitalization Among Children Who Received Traditional Bonesetting in Ethiopia.

Background: In Ethiopia, orthopaedic services are limited, and many injured children undergo traditional bonesetting (TBS) despite its association with limb- and life-threatening complications. We sought to identify the risk factors for amputation and a prolonged hospitalization of >7 days in children who presented to hospitals after undergoing TBS.

Methods: Over a 15-month period, we prospectively enrolled children who presented to 8 Ethiopian hospitals after undergoing TBS.

Use of a trauma registry to drive improvement in the regional trauma network systems in Hawassa, Ethiopia.

Aim: Our aim is to establish and analyse the first year of trauma registry data from Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialised Hospital (HUCSH)-an Ethiopian tertiary referral centre. We plan to identify possible trends in injury patterns, access to health care and referral pathways and establish if our observations are in keeping with data published from other sub-Saharan LMIC's.

Methods: Prospective data collection using the WHO trauma registry dataset.