Orthopedics

This is a branch of medicine that specializes in diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal tissues. the local hospitals and health centers at the moment only handle minor surgery like suturing because they aren’t available sophisticated equipment to carry out this service. More so, there is the lack of an orthopedic surgent in the district. This accounts for the reasons why most of their patients are referred to the Buea and Limbe regional hospitals. The data below shows the number of cases handled by both hospitals.

Paragraph: The lack of adequate medical personnel and medical equipment, accounts for why most accident cases are handled in Limbe and Buea regional hospitals. Those handled in the Tiko district are mainly minor bruises or wounds