- Request received14/09/2023
- Checked & confirmed04/10/2023
- Fundraising04/10/2023
- Treatment provided22/01/2024
- Invoice paid19/01/2024
- Case closed30/09/2024
Why is treatment sometimes done earlier than the payment?
When a case is urgent and vital, hospitals often proceed with delivering medical care right away to save a life, even before the finalisation of admission procedures. Usually, when this happens, hospitals put the bill on our credit until the funds are transferred to their accounts. That’s why the chronology can sometimes be in disorder.
Mathew W., 4
Report publishedBones & joints
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$635
About bones & joints
Fracture of the femur is a broken thigh bone. The fracture causes constant pain, and makes the patient immobile.
$620 left to save this life
2%
$15 raised of $635
Barika Medical Centre
Rose Avenue, Hurlingham, Nairobi
Background
Mathew is four years old, and he likes playing football and story-telling; he enjoys to listen to stories and later narrate the stories to his friends. In the course of August, Mathew was hit by a motorcycle while he was playing with his friends. The motorcycle rider sped off and Mathew's parents were left to struggle with the treatment. Mathew suffered a broken femur (a bone in the thigh that connects the hips to the knees) and has been immobile.
Medical history
Mathew was hit by a motorcycle while he was playing with his friends. The motorcycle rider sped off and Mathew's parents were left to struggle with the treatment. Mathew suffered a broken femur (a bone in the thigh that connects the hips to the knees) and has been immobile. Mathew needed a surgical operation and an installation of a supporting steel element. The surgery was successful. After the operation and the post-op treatment, the child got no complications. The patient has been discharged to continue coming to the hospital every 2 weeks for review, for a maximum of 5 visits.
Prognosis
The fracture needs a surgical operation and an installation of a supporting steel element. After the operation and the post-op treatment, the child will very likely fully recover and walk. If left untreated, the bone will grow together in a displaced position, which may lead to the lifelong immobility, or complicated walking, as well as lifelong pain.
