Advanced technology in the service of public medicine. For the first time, at Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital, an orthopedic surgery was performed on a 12-year-old girl from the Shefala using a screw that is absorbed into the human body.In the last few days, the girl went to the hospital’s emergency department and told the care team that she had been sliding down one of the slides in the public gardens and because of the wetness of the slide, she slipped and bruised her ankle. According to an examination and a photograph, two ankle fractures were diagnosed that required surgical fixation. After several days of waiting for the swelling to go down, the girl was taken to the operating room. Under anesthesia The fracture was returned and stabilized with a special screw that holds the fractures in a good position until they are healed and then absorbed by the human body. In children, fixation of such fractures has been carried out until now with metal screws which in most cases had to be removed later, which required additional hospitalization and anesthesia.
This time a screw was used that will be absorbed into the body about two years later and will save the girl the need for repeat surgery to remove it. These screws are not suitable for all types of fractures in children, but when they can be used, this will save the patient the additional surgery.
Dr. Ron Lamdan The surgeon said: “This is groundbreaking technological news that I believe will expand in the future to additional surgeries and treatments. We avoid further surgery with all its implications and consequences and minimize the possibility of complications. In conclusion, this is a combination of advanced medicine, groundbreaking technology and good patient care.”