Volker goes     
  for Global   
  Orthopedics

Auto-production of atraumatic suture with nylon fishing line and injection needle (Worhshop Antsirabe, Madagascar 11.24)

Orthopedic patients after lower limb fracture and osteosynthesis (St. Orsola Hospital Matiri, Kenya 11.23)

7-year-old boy with deep 2nd degree burns and open treatment (St. Orsola Hospital, Matiri, Kenya 11.23)

27-year-old man with malunion, corrected by osteotomy and retrograde SIGN nail (Lutheran Hospital Nagaoundere, Cameroun 2011)

Soft tissu reconstruction with pedicled sural flap (Nicola) after external fixator for open distal tibia fracture (Volker)

59 year old lorry driver with tibia non-union, orthesis from a plumber, that allows driving (Lutheran Hospital Ngaoundere 2011)

Reinsertion of quadriceps tendon to patella, trained on animal tendon and plastic bone model, Workshop Antsirabe 03.26

Training the trainers - a participant of a former workshop shows how to insert the battery into the power drill, Workshop Antsirabe 03.26

Joint-spanning external fixator of the ankle - an emergency procedure, Workshop Antsirabe 03.26

External fixator set for eight hospitals of the Lutheran Church of Madagascar (SALFA), Hospital Partnership 'SALFA' - 'Doctors for Madagascar'

Well organized pharmacy shelf at Ankaramalaza Hospital in Madagascar - the 1.000-tablets-containers from  I.D.A. or Action Medeor are disappearing

Power generator at Andranomadio Hospital - a critical equipment to cover power needs in case of public grid outage

Broken x-ray equipment limits medical and surgical care - good choice and maintenance of equipment is of paramount importance

18. Sterilization is a key procedure to ensure safety of surgical procedures and prevent surgical site infections

A context-adapted operating table is manually operated and allows various safe positions of the patient for different procedures

Farewell to a young patient at St. Orsola Hospital Matiri, Kenya 12/23