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Pioneering In A Pandemic?

Loggerhead Marinelife Center Performs World’s First Inconel Implant

And Launches Regular CT Scans For Sick And Injured Sea Turtle Patients

Despite some headlines, 2020 has brought its fair with Jupiter Medical Center (JMC) to capture imaging “If the operation proves to be successful, we will now
share of joy and triumphs. The Himalayas became visible to distinguish “normal” and “abnormal” conditions for have the opportunity to release more patients that were
for the first time in years, quarantined sing-alongs were patients, which will also help experts track their progress. once deemed nonreleasable,” said Dr. Max Polyak, LMC’s
held, and now, transformative implant surgeries and CT In recent weeks, Dr. Charlie Manire and Dr. Max Polyak associate veterinarian. “Topsy was dry-docked for four
scans are being made possible for sea turtle patients at performed surgery on Topsy to place the first-ever Inconel days following surgery, has returned to its tank, and is
Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC). This August, the implant between the caudal end of the plastron and the being monitored for continued treatment.”
LMC rehabilitation staff performed the world’s first Inconel muscles lining the coelomic cavity. The center’s hospital Additionally, the center conducted thorough CT scans
implant surgery on LMC’s sub-adult green turtle patient, staff is cautiously optimistic that the procedure could for two current sea turtle patients, Suzanne and Zubey, at
Topsy, to correct its elevated caudal carapace and buoyancy potentially alleviate the floating condition that’s commonly JMC. Suzanne is a sub-adult sea turtle patient diagnosed
disorder. Additionally, the center successfully partnered seen in sea turtle patients.

Zubey, LMC and JMC

Dr. Max Polyak, Samantha Clark and Zubey

Dr. Max Polyak, Dr. Charlie Manire and Topsy

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