Dr. Richard Christopher M. Lao

24/04/2025

Ayon sa imbesitgasyon, nangangailangan umano ng pera ang suspek dahil wala siyang trabaho.

17/04/2025

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17/04/2025

👉An 84 year old female - referred by her Cardiologist due to hip pain after a fall.

❗She sustained a fracture femoral neck (hip fracture)

⚠️After risk assessment and evaluation she was prepped to undergo hip arthroplasty.

📝Post op
- strict adherence to instructions to prevent dislocation and wound care advised
- rehabilitation medicine evaluation (physical therapy)

📸 Picture below taken during her last orthopaedic consult. ambulatory, no walking device with very minimal pain on her hip.

✅Stressing once again the importance of prompt evaluation of musculoskeletal injuries by your Orthopaedic Surgeons.

08/04/2025

07/03/2025

24/05/2024

"A heart full of love"
Dr. Florante Calacal
1945-2024

In 2019 - I was appointed by our Department as the new Chief Resident. I was filled with fear, hesitant to accept the challenge. In my attempt to avoid the fire of the responsibility, I tried to convince some of my colleagues and consultants to not push with the decision. It is in that time that I saw one of my mentors smiling at the corner of the room Dr. Florante Calacal ("Boss Calacs" as we call him) and after a while he approached me and placed his arm around my shoulder and whispered to me "Wala ka na magagawa Richard, Final na ang decision namin" - to my surprise he handed me a piece of paper in which he wrote a phrase. In it, it reads - "The most valuable asset is not a head full of knowledge; but a heart full of love with an ear ready to listen, and a hand willing to help. We teach a little by what we say, we teach more by what we do, we teach most by what we are". After reading it and a few more exchanges he left me with his classic thumbs up and smile.

I will never forget, when you took your time, sat down with me while we drank those cold beers as you tried to talk me out of my resignation. You told me a lot of things to heal me and inspire me to fight once more and ultimately finish what I started.

It will take so much more than a Facebook post to tell stories of his kindness and love but in this small small simple way please sir, allow me to honor you one more time.

Today I (we) lost a mentor, a father, a friend. - much of the knowledge, skills that I acquired during my Orthopaedic Training I owe to him, I will miss you dearly po Boss.

Your words will forever be etched in my heart and in my response to you sir,

You taught me little by the things you said.
You taught me more by the things you did.
and you taught me the most for being who you are.

Rest In Peace my Dear Sir. Mahal na Mahal ko po Kayo.

28/01/2024

ℹ️ Our patient sustained injury to her forearm after a fall, both bones of the forearm were fractured with significant displacement. She would underwent prompt Orthopedic care from the emergency room and on the same day would underwent operative fixation to address her fractures.

After several months of being away from her passion (swimming) 🏊 - rigorous physical therapy sessions, follow up visitations and radiographs of her fractures, she was able to return to her previous functioning.

At present, she is back to her swimming activities and even able to do high level competition free from pain, and any disability.

posting to stress the value of prompt orthopedic care in addressing injuries and trauma to our musculoskeletal system. Please visit your nearest Orthopaedic Surgeon for your musculoskeletal concerns as soon as possible.

**the picture was taken on our patient's most recent out patient visit. face blurred for confidentiality purposes, - posted with permission from the patient and her Mom.

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15/10/2023

The JRRMMC Department of Orthopaedics is now accepting applicants for its 4-year PBO accredited residency training program.

Batch 2 of Pre-Residency application is now open.

Come join us! Send us a message for inquiries.