Surgery Can Give Greater Mobility to a Child

Surgery Can Give Greater Mobility to a Child
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Shorna's eyes and smile capture you. She is a beautiful 5 year old. A little less than a year ago, Shorna had a dish towel hanging from her arm that caught the flame of the family's oil lamp, their only source of light in their home. Instantly, her arm was engulfed in flames, her mother explained to us. The result was a horrible wound and Shorna being pulled from school, where she was in her first year. And now, she suffers from a burn contracture that will not allow her to straighten her arm. The Interplast team has scheduled her for surgery to release her contracture and give her greater freedom of movement.