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Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 3, Issue 4 | Pages 5 - 8
1 Aug 2014
Budd H Ollivere B Norrish A

While the demand for orthopaedic surgical expertise in the developing world is in critically short supply, short-term remedy from visiting doctors cannot solve this long-term healthcare problem. Capacity building by senior and training orthopaedic surgeons from established Western training programmes can offer a significant contribution to the orthopaedic patient in the developing world and the gains for those visiting are extremely valuable. We report on several visits by a UK orthopaedic team to a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan and discuss the operative and non-operative case mix and the benefits in terms of local capacity building and the unique experience of those visiting.


The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 92-B, Issue 7 | Pages 1025 - 1027
1 Jul 2010
Budd H Wimhurst J Davis B Hutchinson R

Subtalar dislocation is a significant injury characterised by late complications, including subtalar arthritis. We describe a rare case of irreducible posterior subtalar dislocation due to incarceration of a fracture of the anterior process of the calcaneum in the subtalar joint, and discuss appropriate management.