Evaluation of a surgical treatment algorithm for neglected clubfoot in low-resource settings.

Purpose: Idiopathic clubfoot affects approximately 1/1000 alive-born infants, of whom 80-91% are born in low- or middle-income countries (LMICs). This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the morphological, functional, and social outcomes in patients with neglected clubfoot in rural Bangladesh, after receiving surgical treatment.

Methods: Patients received a posteromedial release (PMR) with or without an additional soft tissue intervention (group 1), a PMR with an additional bony intervention (group 2), or a triple arthrodesis (group 3) according to our surgical algorithm.

Comparison of accessibility among Vision-impaired patients visiting mobile and stationary hospitals in rural Bangladesh.

The aim of this study is to compare accessibility of vision-impaired (VI) patients to other eyecare centres before attending the mobile and stationary hospitals. Under a cross-sectional study design, VI patients were consecutively enrolled if they visited one of the three Impact Foundation Hospitals--one mobile and two stationary hospitals. The cost and service output of all hospitals were also reviewed; 27.