Medical Mission to American Samoa.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was a day of “Thanksgiving” on Tuesday, when LBJ Medical Center held a ceremony to celebrate the 100th successful total knee replacement surgery — a surgery that has been available at the hospital since late last year, led by Elder Dr. John Edwards, who has been...

![These patients standing, were among those who attended Tuesday’s LBJ Medical Center celebration of the 100th successful total knee replacement surgery, since the program was officially launched October 2019 by Elder Dr. John Edwards — a US certified orthopedic surgeon — part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints Medical Mission to American Samoa. [photo: FS] Knee replacement patients standing](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_5178jpg.jpg?itok=sk7ULGv4)