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Surgeons, researchers differ on making traditional bonesetters part of healthcare system

Punch Newspapers Sections Lara Adejoro 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.

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