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Much Needed Equipment from Depuy-Synthes
Our friend Dr. Caulian in Davao City in the Philippines worked with residents to successfully perform surgery independently after our training visit. We were able to help by sourcing the equipment needed to help one gentleman named Leo get the relief he needed after suffering trauma. Thanks to the generous support from Depuy-Synthes, Leo will [...]
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Nuvasive to the Rescue!
Along with some residents, our friend Dr. Cauilan in Davao City in the Philippines successfully performed three surgeries independently after our training visit. We were also able to source the equipment needed to help these people who had suffered trauma. Thanks to generous support from Nuvasive, these patients will all have a positive outcome and [...]
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A New Hospital, A New Opportunity to Make a Difference
Orthopedic Link is happy to share this great information on a new hospital we are helping to support. Learn about Green Pastures Hospital in Nepal!
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An Extraordinary Bit of Serendipity!
The International Pediatric Spine Mission reached out to us this past December to see if we had equipment to help 2 children in El Salvador who were nearly paralyzed by spinal defects. We are happy to say that we were able to come in at the last moment to donate the sets they needed for [...]
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A Wonderful Trip to Nepal
I had the great pleasure of being invited to speak at the 1st Annual Conference of the Association of Spine Surgeons of Nepal (ASSN) this fall. I was able to meet old friends such as Dr. Dipak Maharjan, from our Orthopedic Link site in Tansen, Nepal and Dr. Theodore Wagner from the University of Washington [...]
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Pitchou Malaba: Ambassador NuVasive Spine Foundation
Pitchou Malaba was born and raised in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. For the last twenty years, the country’s underground minerals have brought relentless wars and refugee camps in war zone areas. Almost 6 million people have been killed as a result of these conflicts, and Pitchou himself survived in a refugee [...]
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NuVasive: Changing Lives Across the Globe Since 2009
The NuVasive Spine Foundation has been one of our greatest allies in our effort to bring life-changing spine surgery to disadvantaged communities the world over. We work together frequently as we share deeply held values—we believe that it is our responsibility to bring our expertise in orthopaedic surgery to those who need it most.
NuVasive’s focus [...]
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Patient Profile: Herschmanniella
Herschmanniella is an 11 year-old girl in the 5th grade. She lives in General Santos City with her parents and her two younger brothers. She was born with a hemivertebrae, which is a congenital problem that has been worsening throughout her young life, causing her pain and deformity. Her desperate parents brought to her many [...]
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Spotlight on Philip Hwang