OPERATION WALK ALBANY IS PART OF A NATIONWIDE VOLUNTEER MEDICAL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION PROVIDING THE GIFT OF MOBILITY THROUGH LIFE- CHANGING JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERIES AT NO COST FOR THOSE IN NEED IN THE U.S. AND GLOBALLY. DURING EACH INTERNATIONAL SURGICAL MISSION, OPERATION WALK EDUCATES IN-COUNTRY ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS, NURSES, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ON THE MOST ADVANCED TREATMENTS AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUES FOR DISEASES OF THE HIP AND KNEE JOINTS. THIS CREATES A LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO PATIENT CARE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.