Community-based rehabilitation and orthopaedic surgery for children with motor impairment in an African context.

Purpose: To report on the development of a program to treat and rehabilitate children with chronic orthopaedic disabilities in the sub-Saharan African context incorporating orthopaedic reconstructive surgery within community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programs.

Method: Practice of rehabilitation descriptive report.

Results: In a six-year period between 1996 and 2002, a comprehensive project addressing the rehabilitative and orthopaedic surgery needs of children with motor impairments was established in Uganda.