Prosthetic & Orthotic Service in Developing Countries
From: Medical Design Technology - 11/11/2014

How well do prosthetic and orthotic services work in countries characterized
by poverty and civil war?

Lina Magnusson, who became the first female Swedish prosthetist/orthotist
with a PhD, wrote her dissertation on this topic at the School of Health
Sciences, Jonkoping University in Sweden.

Lina Magnusson’s dissertation also shows that those working with provision of
prostheses and orthoses experienced an inability to deliver high quality
service. One obstacle is the government's ignorance and failure to prioritize
rehabilitation services.

The results also indicate that training for prosthetists/orthotists and
prosthetic and orthotic technicians must be improved. The majority of
developing countries, including Sierra Leone and Malawi, offer no formal
prosthetic and orthotic education. The result of this is a shortage of
trained personnel.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/11/prosthetic-orthotic-service-developing-countries

Links:
Lina Magnusson
http://hj.se/hhj/en/research/persons/prosthetics-and-orthotics-/lina-magnusson.html

Articles by Lina Magnusson
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lina_Magnusson