Patient Stories
Dancing, Traveling and Living It Up After Four Joint Replacement Surgeries
If you ever spoke to Robin Glover, you’d never guess that this optimistic and vivacious woman spent the last 20 years coping with debilitating knee and hip pain. After replacing two hip joints and two...
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A Fully Torn Hamstring Is Just a Bump in the Road for This Mason
Connor Coulter describes himself as extremely active. He loves to surf, skateboard, play soccer, and ride bikes. But these hobbies are only part of Connor’s active lifestyle—he also works full-time as a mason, an occupation...
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Athlete Siblings Return to the Court After ACL and Meniscus Repair Surgeries
Desola Awoyde and his younger sister Simisola have always been active, competitive sports players. For college-aged Desola, basketball is his favorite sport, and he appreciates how it makes him feel connected with fellow players on...
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A ‘Complete 180’ Put Him Back on His Feet
Before his surgery, John Isidoridis’s 97-year-old mother could make it up the steps to their second-floor apartment faster than him. Isidoridis had back pain his whole life, but as it worsened, he lost the ability...
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After a Meniscal Tear, High School Freshman Sets School Record
The moment high school freshman Blase Mele stepped off the mat after a close wrestling match, he immediately knew something was wrong. “I couldn’t straighten my leg, and once I got home and reassessed, I...
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Back on the Dance Floor
Pamela Sarch lives through her feet. As a lifelong tap dancer, her rhythmic and artistic activity is a feat of physical dynamism. It stands to reason then that pain and disability in her lower body is...
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