Naseer was 22 years old when he was injured by an explosive blast. The explosion fractured his left tibia severely and left him with shrapnel in his body. Patients often have limited access to proper treatment for trauma injuries in low- and middle-
Tahmina, a 4-year-old from Bangladesh, was injured in a fall, fracturing her right femur severely. Patients in low- and middle-income countries often have limited access to proper treatment for their trauma injuries. Fortunately for Tahmina, her par
Ayisheitu was injured in a road traffic accident at the age of 17. The fracture to her tibia was so severe that it broke through the skin. The wound was cleaned and her leg was stabilized without a nail by using an external fixator. The device was r
Chan was 16 years old when he was involved in a terrible road traffic accident in Cambodia. He sustained multiple injuries, including a broken wrist and femur. The internal damage to Chan’s abdomen was so extreme that his doctor had to remove his sp
James was injured in a road traffic accident that broke his femur and tibia, leaving him with a “floating knee.” Only 7 years old, James needed to heal quickly so he would not miss too much school. Just one day after receiving SIGN Surgery during wh
Ayantu is a 12-year-old from Nekemte, Ethiopia. She fell from a tree while picking fruit, fracturing her femur. Her family took Ayantu to Nekemte Public Referral Hospital, where Dr. Baru Legesse used a SIGN Fin Nail to stabilize the fracture. W
Dear Dr. Lewis Zirkle, I am writing to tell you how grateful I am that you were the doctor assigned to perform my operation at Southern Philippines Medical Center. The competency of you and your team was awe inspiring, and I couldn't have been luck
Lopunja, 20 years old, was taking care of his family’s cows in rural northern Kenya when he was shot in the leg by cattle rustlers. After one day, he was brought to the hospital, where Dr. Daniel Sciuto immediately removed the bullet and cleaned the
John Ric, 17, was struck by a car and broke his femur. His family took him to the local hospital in Digos City, Philippines, but when they learned about the cost of surgery, they went home because there was no way they could afford it. Four months
Ruth, a 14-year-old from Caracas, Venezuela, fell and broke her femur. Her family took her to a local clinic. The doctors there did not have access to intramedullary nails, and the plates they used were not strong enough to stabilize the fractured
John, a 17-year-old construction worker from Monrovia, Liberia, was riding in the back of a taxi that crashed. Initially, his family wanted to take him to a traditional bone setter, but doctors at John F. Kennedy Medical Center convinced them that a
Juliet, 30, was traveling in a taxi when the driver lost control and crashed into a hotel. Her leg was broken and her fingers crushed in the accident. She was rushed to a local hospital and transferred to Kumi Orthopaedic Center the next day. “When
Dinka and Sifan had recently gotten engaged and were excited to share the news with their families. They boarded a mini-bus to their hometown of Ambo, Ethiopia, but two hours into the journey the bus collided with a delivery truck. Four people were
Choeun Pheakday needed two SIGN Nails, in the femur and tibia of her left leg following a traffic accident. She had to undergo two separate procedures because her system was not strong enough to handle both at the same time. Dr. Bunn at Preah Kossam
Sek Saroeun comes from a family of poor subsistence farmers. The 18-year-old moved from a rural agricultural province to the bustling capital of Phnom Penh to find work and help support her parents. Crossing one of the city’s busy streets on her way
Mary Ikoi, 26, is a mother of three and seven months pregnant. She lives in Torit, a rural community in South Sudan that has experienced widespread food insecurity, bordering on famine, since 2017. She had nothing to feed her children, so she climbe
Just a few days prior to his first day of school, Safiel Adam, 15, was involved in a road traffic accident, sustaining multiple traumas, including a fracture of the femur. He was taken to a hospital where all of his injuries were treated, except for
Four-year-old Evans was climbing a tree to pick fruit when he fell and fractured his femur. His family lives in rural northern Kenya, where they herd animals near Marsabit National Reserve. His parents were devastated to learn that their local hospi
The first thing that Sao Thy, a father of four, thought about as he lay in the road following his motorbike accident is how would he be able to keep his children in school if he could not walk. Public schools require tuition in Cambodia and unpaid s
When she was 16 years old, Lipi had an accident that fractured her femur. She was treated with an intramedullary nail, but it became infected. She endured four unsuccessful surgeries at a local hospital. Her femur was shortened 3 inches by these tre
Marwa lives in southern Afghanistan, and her village is the only one in the region that allows young girls to attend school. At age 13, she broke her leg, Her parents took her to the local bonesetter, who attempted to stabilize her fracture using wo