About the Eastern Caribbean
The Need
How World Pediatric Project Helps
Mobilization of Surgical, Diagnostic & Medical Specialty Teams
7-year-old Jadiel underwent a 5-hour surgery called a “SUPERhip” with the annual St. Vincent Orthopedic team in the spring of 2017. This hip reconstruction surgery entails a combination of surgical procedures designed to compre-hensively address and correct severe bone and soft tissue deformities. Jadiel will have surgery with WPP’s September orthopedic team to remove the hardware placed, then in early 2018 come to St. Louis Shriners Hospital for leg lengthen-ing surgery and treatment.
Partnerships in the Eastern Caribbean