“After I am healed I hope I can go back home. I hope to walk and work again,” shares Sophea, a 21-year-old man living in Cambodia. Last year Sophea was hit by a car while riding his motorcycle and sustained fractures in his right ankle.
Although Sophea received surgery that reduced the broken bone and set it into place with pin at a local hospital, his right ankle has remained swollen and painful. Sophea still walks with crutches and his right leg is shorter than his left.
Our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC) identified a remaining fracture and a dead bone as two reasons why Sophea’s leg is not healing properly. With $392, CSC surgeons will remove the dead bone and perform a joint arthrodesis surgery to treat Sophea’s ankle. This is a procedure where two bones on each end of a joint are fused, eliminating the joint itself.
CSC will also provide Sophea with physical therapy so that he regains the ability to walk. Let’s help get Sophea back on his feet and doing the things he loves, like listening to pop songs on the radio and reading fiction novels!