Shabir A Dhar, M. F. Butt, Mohammed Ibrahim Makayee
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Abstract
The Sub district hospital in the area of Kangan in the state of Jammu and Kashmir treats a lot of orthopaedic morbidity related to the low back pain stemming from stemming from the degenerative spine disorders. This hospital has only one orthopaedic specialist to cater to around a daily outdoor of 100-125 patients. Patients have to wait in a queue for up to 6 hours to get an orthopaedic consultation.