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Key finding - Open tibia fractures result in significant costs to patients, the healthcare system and society in Malawi.
Re-balancing of health budgets is needed to prioritise trauma care.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Economic burden and cost-effectiveness of treatments for open tibia fractures in Malawi: Economic analysis of a multicentre prospective cohort study
Background Open tibia fractures result in substantial lifelong disability for patients, and are expensive to treat. As the injury typically affects young working men, the societal costs from open tibi...
