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Dr. Meadows saves man’s hand after alligator attack!

Delray Beach, FL – January 28, 2009 - Dr. Meadows saves man’s hand after alligator attack!

Just another day in the OR? Hardly. On January 28, 2009 our own Dr. Meadows came to the aid of 49 year old Raymundo Velasco, repairing the damage an alligator did to his left hand. This was a first for Dr. Meadows who told local press, “I’ve seen a lot of other animal bites, but never an alligator bite.” Mr. Valesco was picking up trash along the banks of Lake Osborne just outside John Prince Memorial Park in Lake Worth when the alligator grabbed him by the hand and pulled him under.  Dr. Meadows had to amputate Mr. Velasco’s left index finger at the middle joint and fuse the thumb at the end joint. Dr. Meadows conducted a press conference outside Delray Medical Center after he performed the one hour surgery. Mr. Velasco is expected to make a full recovery and have most of the use of his left hand thanks to Dr. Meadows.

About South Palm Orthopedics

South Palm Orthopedics has been providing quality, comprehensive orthopedic care to Palm Beach County since 1992 and is conveniently located in Delray Beach, Florida. Staffed by three fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons, Dr. David Buchalter, Dr. Steve Meadows and Dr. Russell Weisz, South Palm Orthopedics offers specialized treatment in all areas of orthopedics including arthroscopy, minimally invasive joint reconstruction using computer navigation, sports medicine, hand and wrist surgery, shoulder surgery, shoulder replacements and reverse shoulder replacementas well as trauma and fracture repair.  

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