This boy had a femoral osteotomy performed.

This young boy is a good example for a typical orthopedic case that we run into on our missions in Cambodia. Many skeletal issues if untreated lead to chronic problems later in life. This boy had a femoral osteotomy performed. This is a surgery in which the physician cuts the femur and realigns it. The operation is extremely vital especially for young children like this boy. Without the operation there are many likely resulting handicaps such as hip impingement, articular cartilage damage, labrum tears, and hip joint damage. In Cambodia these are all extremely life threatening issues as much of their livelihoods depend on farming, a labor-intensive occupation.