Oyebola D D
J Trauma. 1980 Apr;20(4):312-22.
Enquiries involving 165 Yoruba traditional healers revealed that the practice of surgery by these healers is rudimentary. Three traditional bonesetters were visited and interviewed extensively about their methods of diagnosis and treatment of fractures. Treatment sessions of one of the bonesetters were attended by the author and some aspects of his management were photographed. Case histories of two inpatients were recorded. The merits and demerits of the practice of traditional bonesetters are highlighted. Bonesetting as practiced by the Yoruba was compared and contrasted with similar treatment by other ethnic groups in Nigeria and with accounts available in the literature about other places like Liberia, Mali, East Africa, India, and China. The need to encourage Yoruba bonesetters to refer difficult cases to a modern hospital is stressed.
对165名约鲁巴传统治疗师的调查显示，这些治疗师的外科手术操作很原始。走访了三位传统接骨师，并就他们诊断和治疗骨折的方法进行了广泛访谈。作者参加了其中一位接骨师的治疗过程，并拍摄了他治疗的一些方面。记录了两名住院患者的病历。强调了传统接骨师做法的优缺点。将约鲁巴人施行的接骨术与尼日利亚其他族群的类似治疗方法以及文献中关于利比里亚、马里、东非、印度和中国等地的记载进行了比较和对比。强调有必要鼓励约鲁巴接骨师将疑难病例转诊至现代医院。
