Case of the Month:
“Hope Caudill ”
"Hope" was presented to us because she injured her back leg during a rough game of tag with her two sisters, Faith and Trinity. It was Trinity who 'tagged' her, sending her tumbling over a tree stump and leaving her unable to take weight on her right back leg. Jerry rushed her into NMAH where Dr. Schaaf and his son,(who also happens to be one of our technicians), came to her assistnace. Radiographs (see above) confirmed a broken, right femur which would indeed need surgery.
Early the next morning Dr. Schaaf and Dr. James repaired her femur using an intramedullary pin and an external fixation device. Over the next two months Jerry did a great job keeping her quiet at home and Hope did a perfect job healing.
We are pleased to report that all of Hope's pins have been removed and that she is back playing "tag" with her sisters.
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