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–The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), a subsidiary of PureHealth, the largest healthcare platform in the Middle East, has achieved a medical milestone by successfully performing a pioneering procedure to fully restore theelbow function of a patient who suffered from a complex fracture sustained in a car accident. The surgery took place at Tawam Hospital, where a team of leadingorthopaedicsurgeons conducted a bone graft to fully reconstruct the patient’s elbow joint. After suffering a severe car accident that resulted in a shattered elbow joint and substantial mobility impairment, the patient was referred to theOrthopaedicSurgery Clinic of Dr.

Basel Al Arabid, Consultant OrthopaedicSurgeon HOD, at Tawam Hospital. The medical team, conducting comprehensive clinical assessments, advanced radiological imaging, and leveraging in-depth case studies, meticulously evaluated the patient’s condition. The surgical team, led by Dr.



Al Arabidand comprisingDr. Wael Tilkh, Consultant Orthopaedicand Joint Surgeon, Dr. Nader Skaal, Specialist in Orthopaedicand Joint Surgery, and Dr.

Mohammed Al Rousan, Specialist in Orthopaedicand Joint Surgery, was able to successfully reconstruct the elbow joint, grafting a new bone to replace the shattered one and securing it with specialised titanium plates. The patient was then placed under the care of physiotherapists and occupational therapists at Tawam Hospital, undergoing extensive physical and functional rehabilitation. said:“We are.

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