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We are a team of health care workers dedicated to helping the poor in Ecuador suffering from orthopedic problems. Follow us as we prepare for Mission 2013.

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Byron Ushina has indigenous roots and is a descendant of the ancient Imbaya people. His passion is designing jewelry and creating magical sculptures.
Barb and Marc Moreau first met Byron 15 years ago at a market... https://t.co/kEeAWmxkPP

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Juan David, 27 years old, was confined to a wheel chair due to an undiagnosed bone disease which destroyed his hips at a young age. The surgical team performed a bilateral hip replacement and hours after his... https://t.co/1cqX4ec415

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Smith & Nephew supports healthcare professionals in more than 100 countries in their daily efforts to improve the lives of their patients. They have graciously donated the prostheses needed for our patients on... https://t.co/D2WPKujXqe

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Rosa Luis Mila and her brother Nester Eduard Cumbaja Cumbaja each came to receive a complete hip replacement. Their surgeries were 18 hours apart, giving the Rosa a head start on the road to recovery. The... https://t.co/slFSlensLj

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When 8 year old Alfredo came to us, his smile, energy, and curiosity made us think that nothing was holding him back.

Alfredo suffers from a rare condition known as Congenital Vertical Talus, where the Talus... https://t.co/eNewOFfozP

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CAMTA has been coming to QUITO for 17 years now, and the NH Collection Quito RoyalHotel has been our home away from home. Not only has the hotel provided a comfortable place for us to wind down, the staff have... https://t.co/eJjEoYzDd3

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Some people cycle for health benefits, so what happens when your health almost stops you from your passion? Severe arthritis and a collapsed femoral head did not stop Oscar from his 3 hour ride to and from work... https://t.co/1bLi3dLlTk

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What is a Layperson?
By definition, a lay person is "a person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject."

But who are CAMTA's lay people? In short they are an indispensable part of... https://t.co/susYVcCOE6

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We showed you the video of CAMTA ingenuity yesterday. Here’s the whole story:

What do you do when the power goes out at the hospital, and are only have a finite amount of time to operate on patients?

You do... https://t.co/Ef0Z1vxqHZ

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We showed you video of CAMTA ingenuity yesterday. Here’s the whole story:

What do you do when the power goes out at the hospital, and are only have a finite amount of time to operate on patients?

You do what... https://t.co/RZ8jAre51a

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When Nancy took a fall off her cliff side home as a child, she had no idea how it would shape her future.

When she first told her story to our CAMTA volunteers, there was not a dry eye in the room. Financial... https://t.co/Ew22jQhXu2

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Sylvie Bedard, the new Canadian Ambassador to Ecuador came by the hospital today to see what CAMTA is doing here in Quito.

Donning scrubs, Ambassador Bedard stopped in on both surgeries that were taking... https://t.co/kqIc8PYNPC

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Remember Esteylon - the 13-year-old boy who received a below-knee amputation from the CAMTA team this year? Esteylon was born with amniotic banding leading to the loss of feeling in his leg,... https://t.co/Iw1PsUlLe5

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Alex Milan came in this morning to have a bilateral adductor release performed on him. Alex's Cerebral Palsy affects his muscles, creating constantly contracted muscles with limited range of... https://t.co/aJRs3SzV8V

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This morning our Physiotherapists, Barb Furler, Raj Dhillon, and Vera Milligan, visited the physiotherapists at the "Centro Medico Tierra Nueva".

The group discussed treatment of patients... https://t.co/D03BgQNsZW

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CAMTA ingenuity at it's finest!! When the power went out at the hospital, with no back-up power for the elevators, Dr. Ryan Wright stops at nothing to get our patient to her surgery! https://t.co/m49S8tki8r

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During the CAMTA Mission, every individual patient leaves the hospital with hope for a better future. Treating individual patients, however, is not all that CAMTA does during our time in... https://t.co/qnt1ov4mHl

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Friday marked our last day in the OR for Week 1. Throughout the whole week, Kathy has been the true Queen behind the scenes ensuring that every instrument from every surgery is washed,... https://t.co/s0BuAzG7io

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What happens to our patients when they get out of surgery?

After careful monitoring and care in the recovery room, every patient is taken up to CAMTA's ward on the third floor. Here, they... https://t.co/7ciZU4V25J

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This morning we met the curious and energetic Alfredo, lighting up the room with his smile. This 4 year old from Quito comes to us with Congenital Vetrical Talus, a rare birth defect of the foot in which the... https://t.co/NnlLMvXxfA