Utah surgeons have performed more than 280 surgeries in El Salvador, bringing life-changing hip and knee replacements to the disabled. In 2012, with more than 30 volunteers from Operation Walk Utah, and under the leadership of volunteer orthopedic surgeon Aaron Hofmann, MD, 44 joint replacement surgeries were performed in one grueling and inspiring week. The successful mission inspired a return trip in 2013. Altogether the team has visited El Salvador five times between 2007