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- 60-year-old patient had complex comminuted fracture of humerus, severe tissue damage
- Family thanks King Abdullah II, commends field hospital’s staff
LONDON: Medical teams from Jordan conducted a complex operation on a 60-year-old patient at a field hospital in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, as part of humanitarian efforts to support Palestinians in the coastal enclave.
The patient had a comminuted fracture of the humerus, along with severe tissue damage. The hospital commander said the operation involved specialized surgeons, along with operating and anesthesia technicians. The patient’s injury involved missing bone that hindered healing, he added.
An orthopedic surgeon explained that the patient had dead and infected tissue removed, the bone stabilized with plates and screws, and grafts from the pelvis and fibula used to fill the gap and support recovery, according to the Jordan News Agency.
The patient’s family thanked King Abdullah II of Jordan and praised the field hospital’s staff for their efforts to mitigate the impact of the conflict on Gaza’s population.
A new Jordanian field hospital began operating in Gaza in August, offering medical services in various specialties to support the Palestinian health sector.
Jordan has been at the forefront of providing humanitarian aid and food supplies to Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the Israeli attacks in October 2023, whether through aid convoys or airdrops.