logo
Science Portal
Copyright © Médecins Sans Frontières
v2.1.5418.produswest2
About MSF Science Portal
About
Contact Us
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Copyright © Médecins Sans Frontières
v2.1.5418.produswest2
Showing 1 - 20 of 128 Items
Showing 1 - 20 of 128 Items
Sort By: Relevance
  • Newest to oldest
  • Oldest to newest
  • Relevance
Journal Article
|
Case Report/Series

Large hand mass due to poor primary care access in an internally displaced person in the DRC: a case report

Marples R, Baruti Murakirwa B, Luhombo Kataala C, Kambere Simisi P
2025-07-14 • Oxford Medical Case Reports
2025-07-14 • Oxford Medical Case Reports

We report a woman in her twenties from a displaced persons camp in the Democratic Republic of Cong...

Journal Article
|
Research

VitalSurg: Outcomes from a surgical task-shifting training program in a humanitarian context

Wild HB, Bednarek OL, van Riswijk H, Poonia K, Simon M,  et al.
2025-07-03 • Journal of Surgical Education
2025-07-03 • Journal of Surgical Education

OBJECTIVE

The&...

Journal Article
|
Review

Explosive Weapons Trauma Care Collective (EXTRACCT) blast injury clinical practice guideline: genito-urinary trauma

Hardcastle TC, Zietsman CA, Mwandri M, Macleod JBA, Ouatarra A
2025-05-30 • World Journal of Surgery
2025-05-30 • World Journal of Surgery

INTRODUCTION

This clinical practice guideline from the Explosive Weapons Trauma Care Collective (EXTRACCT) group provides a review of current best practice for ...

Journal Article
|
Research

Dorsal metatarsal artery perforator flaps (DMTAPF) applied for paediatric foot reconstruction: A review of the aetiology of primary injury, surgical technique applied, and long-term outcome for the child

Godwin Y, Wadi M, Harb L, Skov LR
2024-12-01 • Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine
2024-12-01 • Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine

AIM

Dorsal met...

Conference Material
|
Abstract

Outcomes of post-traumatic osteomyelitis in a conflict setting: a retrospective cohort study in Gaza

Aqel R, Alnajjar M, Moussally K, Mattar M, Nyaruhirira I,  et al.
2024-12-01 • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance • 33rd International Congress of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ICC)
2024-12-01 • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance • 33rd International Congress of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ICC)

AIM

Assess the microbiology and treatment outcomes of post-traumatic osteomyelitis (PTO) patients in Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) supported reconstructive sur...

Conference Material
|
Poster

High-performance antimicrobial surgical supplies for preventing antimicrobial-resistant surgical site infections

Gupta Y, Gupta Y, Ranjan A, Mukhopadhyay S
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
Journal Article
|
Research

Posttraumatic pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis in Mosul and Gaza: A retrospective cohort study, 2018-2022

Taher AQM, Aqel R, Alnajjar M, Walker C, Repetto E,  et al.
2024-09-27 • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
2024-09-27 • Open Forum Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND

The history of conflicts in the Middle East has resulted in a high burden...

Journal Article
|
Research

Prospective outcomes of noma facial reconstructive surgery in Sokoto, Nigeria

Amirtharajah M, Olaleye M, Oluyide B, Lenglet A, Ariti C,  et al.
2024-07-26 • Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine
2024-07-26 • Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine

BACKGROUND

Noma is a gangrenous infection of the face that results in severe facial deformity, occurring primarily in malnourished and impoverished populations.

OBJ...

Journal Article
|
Research

Extensively antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in trauma cases managed at the Médecins Sans Frontières tertiary orthopaedic center in Mosul, Iraq: A case series

Abdulrahman Ahmed H, Hasheem Mahmood H, Hosam Aldin Sami H, Natiq Taher A, Garcia-Vello P,  et al.
2024-07-08 • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
2024-07-08 • Open Forum Infectious Diseases

The Médecins Sans Frontières Tertiary Orthopaedic Care center in Mosul, Iraq, provides reconstructive surgery, microbiological analysis, integrated infection prevention and control, a...

Conference Material
|
Poster

Local cumulative antimicrobial susceptibility report: results from MSF pediatrics and surgical programs

Langendorf C, Michel J, Barks P, Mollo B, Kanapathipillai R
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
Conference Material
|
Abstract

Once-weekly repurposed fosravuconazole versus daily itraconazole, with surgery, in patients with eumycetoma in Sudan: a randomised, double-blind, phase 2, proof-of-concept superiority trial

Fahal AH, Ahmed ES, Bakhiet SM, Bakheet OE, Fahal LA,  et al.
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
INTRODUCTION
Treatment options for the highly neglected fungal tropical disease eumycetoma are limited and poorly adapted to patients’ contexts, with surgery often required. The firs...
Conference Material
|
Video

Once-weekly repurposed fosravuconazole versus daily itraconazole, with surgery, in patients with eumycetoma in Sudan: a randomised, double-blind, phase 2, proof-of-concept superiority trial

Fahal AH
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
Conference Material
|
Poster

Burden of blast injury among children attributed to unexploded ordnances (UXO) in North Western Tigray Ethiopia, 2023

Teklehaimanot BF, Filina Y, Keating P, Morales AM, Sahelie B,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
Conference Material
|
Poster

A case report of a child with acute abdomen who benefited from point-of-care ultrasound to confirm urgent surgical diagnosis in Homa Bay Hospital, Kenya

Phillip E, Adede J, Onduto S, Ochola C, Simba R,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
Conference Material
|
Video

PaED Talk – Voices from MSF Projects: Reconstructive surgery programme in Amman, Jordan

Hijazeen RGJ
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
Journal Article
|
Research

The integration of ortho-plastic limb salvage teams in the humanitarian response to violence-related open tibial fractures: evaluating outcomes in the Gaza Strip

Farhat T, Moussally K, Nahouli H, Hamad SA, Qaraya KA,  et al.
2024-04-24 • Conflict and Health
2024-04-24 • Conflict and Health
BACKGROUND
Limb salvage by ortho-plastic teams is the standard protocol for treating open tibial fractures in high-income countries, but there’s limited research on this in conflict ...
Journal Article
|
Research

Antibiotic susceptibility patterns at the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) acute trauma hospital in Aden, Yemen: a retrospective study from January 2018 to June 2021

Almehdar H, Yousef N, van den Boogaard W, Haider A, Kanapathipillai R,  et al.
2024-03-05 • JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
2024-03-05 • JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
BACKGROUND
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an urgent global health concern, especially in countries facing instability or conflicts, with compromised healthcare systems. Médecins S...
Journal Article
|
Editorial

The loneliness of the local orthopaedic surgeon in disaster zones

Hernigou P, Homma Y, Herard P, Scarlat MM
2024-01-11 • International Orthopaedics
2024-01-11 • International Orthopaedics
Journal Article
|
Case Report/Series

A personalized approach to modify axillary crutches using 3D printing technology

Ismaiel S, Massadeh HA, Fakhri RM
2023-09-24 • Trauma Case Reports
2023-09-24 • Trauma Case Reports
3D printers can produce specific medical objects that are tailored to the individual patient's needs, and if they are combined with a personalized orthopedic rehabilitation, it can resul...
Journal Article
|
Research

Assessing independence in mobility activities in trauma care: Validity and reliability of the Activity Independence Measure-Trauma (AIM-T) in humanitarian settings

Gohy B, Opava CH, von Schreeb J, Van den Bergh R, Brus A,  et al.
2023-09-11 • PLOS Global Public Health
2023-09-11 • PLOS Global Public Health
The importance of measuring outcomes after injury beyond mortality and morbidity is increasingly recognized, though underreported in humanitarian settings. To address shortcomings of exi...