Sophal is a 20-year-old man from Cambodia who makes jewelry for a living. He has two brothers and one sister. He likes to watch TV, listen to music, and tend to his jewelry shop.
In December 2016, Sophal was in a motor vehicle accident, which caused a fracture of his left femur. He went to a hospital in Phnom Penh, and surgeons there performed an ORIF procedure, fixating hardware to heal his fracture. However, Sophal is still having difficulty walking and he is in pain. X-rays show that the plate fixated in his femur is not stabilizing his bones, and his fracture is not healed.
Sophal heard about our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), from his neighbor. Sophal traveled for two hours with his mother to reach CSC for treatment.
On July 13, surgeons at CSC will remove the hardware currently in Sophal’s femur and perform an ORIF procedure to fixate a nail as well as a bone graft to stabilize and fix Sophal’s bones and heal his fracture. The $430 requested to fund Sophal’s treatment will cover the full cost of the procedure, including a hospital stay, labs, physician and surgeon time, radiology, and supplies.