Updated date: 27/02/2025 15:44:23
DTO - The Department of Health has just announced the implementation of the Joint Replacement Surgery Program in Dong Thap province from charitable contributions from experts from Operation Walk Florida (USA) in 2025 for poor patients and policy patients with hip joint diseases (with indications for joint replacement) such as: displaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly, primary osteoarthritis; secondary osteoarthritis such as acetabular fractures due to trauma, primary femoral head necrosis or after femoral neck fractures.
Knee replacement surgery at Dong Thap General Hospital
It is expected that 55 - 60 patients will be operated on in the Program. All patients will be screened and selected by doctors from Dong Thap General Hospital and Operation Walk Florida Team.
Patients who wish to participate in the program, please register at the Orthopedic Clinic (Clinic No. 12), Dong Thap General Hospital, from Monday to Friday, during office hours (from 7:00 to 11:30, 12:30 to 16:00). Registration time is from the date of announcement until April 15, 2025 (priority is given to patients who arrive early). The hospital may stop accepting patients when there are enough surgical patients.
Estimated surgery time from July 23 - July 30, 2025.
Patients selected to participate in the Program should note that in case the patient has health insurance but the place of initial medical examination and treatment registration is not at Dong Thap General Hospital, the patient must go to the medical examination and treatment facility at the place of initial medical examination and treatment registration to be diagnosed, assessed for the condition requiring joint replacement to "issue a certificate of professional transfer of the patient between medical examination and treatment facilities" and be guided to screening at Dong Thap General Hospital for the first examination.
This is the third time that the Department of Health and Dong Thap General Hospital have coordinated with Operation Walk Florida to implement the joint replacement surgery program for patients in difficult circumstances in the province. After surgery, all patients are given rehabilitation exercises to restore their limbs' motor functions, return to work and normal activities. |
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Source: https://baodongthap.vn/suc-khoe/trien-khai-chuong-trinh-phau-thuat-thay-khop-tren-dia-ban-tinh-tu-nguon-dong-gop-tu-thien-129531.aspx
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