Last night I took a break from my normal public health and primary care duties to assist our surgeon, Annelise Olsen, with an internal fixation of this fracture. Four hours later the bones were properly aligned with screws and a metal plate. Add a couple of months to heal, plus some physical therapy, and chances are that Eduardo will be once again be able to walk on this leg. He’s a very fortunate man, for such standard surgical orthopedic therapy is essentially unavailable in this nation. (www.inmed.us)
