gSource, LLC is pleased to announce a second donation of their surgical instruments to the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS), a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded by Dr. Oheneba Boachie- Adjei, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Chief Scoliosis Surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. The donated instruments, valued at $6, 215, will be provided to the FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital in Accra, Ghana, for use in orthopedic procedures to help alleviate musculoskeletal problems including complex spine and pediatric orthopedic disorders. To date, gSource has donated instruments valued at $10, 595. Surgical instruments are in need as FOCOS hopes to complete more than 175 surgeries in 2013.
gSource Instrument Donations Continue
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“gSource is committed to putting the finest instruments into the hands of surgeons and their teams. It is satisfying to know our instruments are making a meaningful and positive difference in the lives of those patients served by the FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital in Ghana. We are proud to support the mission of FOCOS”, commented Gerd Billmann, president.
Billmann told OTW, “The instruments we recently donated were those found in the Minor Orthopedic set. Most of the instruments in the set are used on soft tissue (scissors, tissue and dressing forceps, needle holders, skin hooks, retractors), along with a few orthopedic instruments such as curettes, osteotomes, mallet, and bone rongeur used on bone. FOCOS indicated this set was needed for the hospital in Ghana. We will be checking back with FOCOS and plan to make additional donations in the future.”
The FOCOS mission is to provide comprehensive, affordable orthopedic and spine care to underserved communities in Ghana and throughout West Africa. Thanks to the generosity of supporters, FOCOS volunteers have performed over 1, 000 corrective orthopedic and joint procedures for adult and pediatric populations.
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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