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Femur Repair for Clemensiana!
Read more: Femur Repair for Clemensiana!Another Tanzanian child was fortunate to have Dr. Casey here with our SOAP team! Clemensiana is a 10 year old little girl with cerebral palsy (CP). Her mother is very attentive to her care, and she could tell that Clemensiana developed pain in her right thigh, which then began to swell. X-rays showed a break…
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A Surgery for Frank!
Read more: A Surgery for Frank!Our SOAP team was so glad we were here in Tanzania when Frank arrived at KCMC! He is a 14 year old young man with an engaging, shy smile, who broke his right upper leg (femur) when he fell from a tree. Most of the patients, for whom SOAP funds their surgeries, have families that…
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Wound Care for Adelis!
Read more: Wound Care for Adelis!Hello, Friends of SOAP! Today, I’d like you to meet a patient that we have been following, Adelis. She suffered a massive foot injury in a motorbike accident. The skin and other tissues on the top of her left foot were completely destroyed, leaving the tendons and bone exposed. SOAP had received a donation of…
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Straightening Asmaa’s Leg!
Read more: Straightening Asmaa’s Leg!This week, our SOAP team is happy to be joined by Dr. Ginny Casey, a pediatric orthopedist from OrthoCarolina in Charlotte! Dr. Casey was also on our team last year, so the Tanzanian residents were very excited to see her return, as there is a huge need in the field of pediatric orthopedics here. The…
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Zubeida’s Repaired Hip!
Read more: Zubeida’s Repaired Hip!We were all delighted to meet the sweetest grandma last week—Zubeida! Unfortunately, we met her because she fell and broke her hip… This past week, our SOAP team was joined by Dr. Jason Halvorson, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in trauma from Wake Forest. This was a perfect case for Dr. Jason and Dr. Ani to…
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New Foot Surgery for Filomena!
Read more: New Foot Surgery for Filomena!Yesterday was a busy day for our SOAP team! There were two very involved surgeries (more on that later!) that our team just finished in time to get to a dinner, hosted by the hospital administration in SOAP’s honor. After the nice dinner, when everyone else went to bed, Drs. Bobby and Ani went back…