Developing Sustainable Orthopaedic Care in Northern Tanzania: An International Collaboration.

There is a devastating lack of access to surgical care, including orthopaedic surgery, in low- and middle-income countries. Similar to other low- and middle-income countries, Tanzania has a severe shortage of trained orthopaedic surgeons. The surgeons available are inundated with acute trauma care and musculoskeletal infections; elective procedures are infrequently performed and the burden of neglected care continues to rise annually.