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. 2008 Aug 6;3(7):e2851. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002851

Table 4. Cause of MSI in survey, and extrapolated to population of Rwanda.

Diagnosis Number Total in category (%) Extrapolated number of that diagnostic category in Rwanda to nearest 1000 (95%CI)
A Congenital deformity 45 (12%) 59,000 (95% CI 39,000–74,000)
Polydactyly 16
Syndactyly 2
Other upper limb deformity 4
Club foot 4
Other lower limb deformity 12
Spine deformity 1
Cleft lip or cleft palate 2
Multiple abnormalities 2
Other congenital deformity 2
B Trauma 122 (31%) 156,000 (95% CI 125,000–187,000)
Fracture non or malunion 28
Burn contracture 4
Spine injury 3
Head injury 3
Joint chronic dislocation 6
Other chronic joint injury 24
Tendon, muscle or nerve injury 12
Amputation 20
Other traumatic MSI 22
C Infective 15 (4%) 20,000 (95% CI 9,000–29,000)
Joint infection 4
Bone infection limb 8
Bone infection spine 1
Skin/soft tissue infection/wound 2
D Neurological 35 (9%) 44,000 (95% CI 27,000–60,000)
Polio 8
Para/quadri/tetraplegia 11
Cerebral palsy or developmental delay 5
Peripheral nerve palsy 4
Other neurological MSI 7
E Other acquired non-traumatic non-infective 173 (44%) 216,000 (95% CI 182,000–245,000)
Joint problem 52
Angular limb deformity 38
Skin/soft tissue tumour/swelling 12
Spine deformity 2
Spine pain 11
Limb pain 5
Limb swelling 5
Other acquired 48
TOTAL 390 488,000