Patient Profile: Pedro

We wanted to include some before and after shots of one of our patients. Pedro lived in Utah for about 10 years, so he is near and dear to Operation Walk Utah!

Here is a video of him during screening:

As you can see, Pedro propels himself along using crutches, then drags his legs behind. He has no flexion or rotation in his hips, and came to the Operation Walk Utah screening to see if he was a candidate for total hip replacement. 

Thanks to Drs. Ponder, Jones, and Cook, and a generous implant donation from Total Joint Orthopedics, Pedro received bilateral hip replacements. 

Here's the video of him 36 hours post-op:

Pretty impressive!

Pedro with Maggie (UT) and Serena (UT) and his family just before discharge.