Young Father From Madagascar Receives Knee Replacement

May 15, 2018

PROVO, Utah – After decades suffering from the effects of a childhood knee injury, a father receives a knee replacement thanks to the generosity of some Utahns.

Greg and Jane Cloward met Nambinina “Nambine” Randrianirinaniarivo while serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Madagascar. After returning home, they started looking for options to help Nambine get knee replacement surgery so he would not have to live in pain. The Clowards found Brady Barker, a Revere Health orthopedic surgeon, who partnered with Zimmer Biomet and Timpanogos Hospital in Orem to perform the procedure.

Nambine was living with pain and damage that has progressed since he was a young child, but couldn’t find proper care in his home country. While he was originally nervous, his trip to Utah for the knee surgery was successful and he has since returned to Madagascar and to his family.

About Revere Health

Revere Health is the largest independent multispecialty physician group in Utah and employs more than 200 physicians and 190 advanced practitioners. Founded in 1969, Revere Health has grown to include more than 100 clinics in both urban and rural areas throughout Utah and Nevada. Revere Health providers offer complete healthcare at every stage of life with multiple family practice locations and 30 medical specialties. As the first Accountable Care Organization accredited by Medicare in Utah, Revere Health is a leader in value-based care, which focuses on improving scientific measurements of health outcomes and lowering overall costs care. Revere Health takes a unique, patient-oriented approach to healthcare.