Availability of Spine Neuronavigation in Africa

Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon113 enrolled

Overview

In this study, the availability of spine neuronavigation in Africa was evaluated. Access to surgical equipment is an important goal of global surgery and global neurosurgery. The study findings show that there are regional differences in access to spine neuronavigation techniques and highlight that the major barriers to increased prevalence are cost and lack of trained personnel.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

113

Conditions

Spine Disease

Interventions

SurveyOTHER

Surveyed neurological and orthopedic surgeons

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Neurological and orthopedic surgery residents, fellows and consultants working in Africa. Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

Association of Future African Neurosurgeons

Yaoundé, Centre Region, Cameroon

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Availability of neuronavigation

Number of neuronavigation units as discrete unitless counts available at African neurosurgery centers will be collected using an electronic survey

Time frame: 1 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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