A pilot study on the acceptability and safety of collaborative triage and treatment with traditional bonesetters for extremity fracture patients: a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised controlled trial in rural Tanzania

Our results suggest CFM is acceptable and safe to patients and TBSs, offering a model to improve fracture care in resource-limited settings worldwide. To improve the model's efficacy, additional strategies are necessary to overcome socioeconomical and educational barriers to surgery. Future research could investigate the generalisability of our findings in other settings.