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When Perak's Trauma Centre Has No C-Arm — Specialist

Malaysia Times desk Original: CodeBlue↗ 10/19 10:00 X
When Perak's Trauma Centre Has No C-Arm — Specialist
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C-arm is essential imaging equipment that allows surgeons to see bones and implants in real time during many fracture fixation procedures. When this equipment became unavailable at HRPB, cases had to be diverted to other hospitals in the state.

From the original report

Perak deserves better. Our patients deserve better. And our frontline health care workers deserve better.

Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB), Ipoh, is the main state hospital in Perak, managing a tremendous orthopaedic trauma burden.

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Originally published
Oct 19, 2026
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Oct 19, 2026
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