Imran Khan, Mohammad Saeed, Muhammad Inam, Mohammad Arif.
TRADITIONAL BONE SETTERS; Preference and patronage.
Professional Med J Jan ;22(09):1181-5.

To evaluate the factors for preferring the traditional bone setters by people. Study Design: Observational study. Setting: Department of Orthopedics and Spine Surgery Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar. Period: October, 2013 to March, 2014. Materials and Methods: Sixty consecutive patients who presented at orthopedics out-patient clinic after attending Traditional Bone Setting Centers were recruited for the study. Information about the patients’ bio data, mechanism of injury, who advised them to contact TBS and what are the factors that compelled them to attend TBS were obtained and filled into prepared proforma. The data obtained was recorded and analyzed on SPSS version 17.Results: The mean age was 25.57 years with minimum age 5 years and maximum 65 years. Sixteen patients were females and 44 were male. Two (3.3%) patients first attended Modern orthopedic services (MOS) and 58(96.7%) patients attended TBS.47(78.3%) patients were taken by their own immediate family members to TBS, 20% were referred by friends and 1.7% were self-referral. Thirty seven (61.7%) opted for TBS because of their belief, 11(18.3%) considered this service cheap, 7(11.7%) attended it because it is quick service and 5 (8.3%) reverted to TBS because of attitude of hospital personals. Conclusion: A considerable of people still have great trust on TBS regarding management of musculoskeletal problems. Belief is the most leading cause of consulting traditional bonesetters, other causes include low cast, quick service and attitude of hospital personnel.

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