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Medical experts in the country have said that complications arising from the practice of traditional bone-setting is a major contributor to the challenges that orthopaedic practitioners face in Nigeria.
Theysaid that complications arising from the activities of traditional bonesetters constitute a serious challenge to orthopaedic practice, with associated negative socio-economic impact.
This is even as some researchers recommend that traditional bonesetters not only be taught certain injury management techniques, but to also be incorporated into the Nigerian healthcare system.
A study, titled, Traditional Bonesetters and Contemporary Orthopaedic Fracture Care in a Developing Nation: Historical Aspects, Contemporary Status and Future Directions, published in The Open Orthopaedics Journal, suggests that bonesetters be allowed to fill perceived void created by the severe lack of surgeons.