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Additional information collected included diagnosis, patient age, gender, and home district.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 7,556\u00a0major surgical procedures performed from 1996 to 2006, 91% could be placed within the following categories: congenital (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 2,984; 38%), burn contracture (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 1,400; 19%), posttraumatic (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 1,047; 14%), neuromuscular (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 750; 10%), and infection (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 731; 10%). The most common diagnosis was congenital clubfoot, which accounted for 2,348 cases (31%). Thirty\u2010three percent of cases (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 2,447) involved injuries (burns, fractures, dislocations). While burns most commonly involved the upper extremity, fractures in the elbow region were the most frequent posttraumatic problem. The most common neuromuscular diagnosis was poliomyelitis. The sequelae of musculoskeletal sepsis represented 731 cases (10%), most commonly chronic osteomyelitis. Other diagnoses termed miscellaneous included angular deformities of the lower extremities, scoliosis and other spinal deformities, hip dysplasia, and tumors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The majority of surgical pathology involved injuries and congenital problems (mainly clubfoot). The presentation was delayed in most patients, and in such cases, the treatment is more complex and costly, and the desired functional outcome is difficult to achieve. In addition to preventive measures, morbidity cases could have been reduced by the timely provision of services at the primary referral level. 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