Tag Archives: Orthopedics

“If I don’t crack in to tears on this one, it will be abnormal…”

August 31st, 2011 - 10:48 am

Richard is a patient from the Twin Cities in Minnesota. An articulate speaker with a keen eye for detail, he recounts a couple of happenings he has witnessed around the Mayo Clinic campus. These accounts certainly illustrate Mayo’s mission that … Continue reading →

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Teen Perseveres Surgeries to Straighten Legs

September 29th, 2010 - 2:00 pm

Last year, when Dr. Amy McIntosh watched me walk down the hall with my extremely bowed legs, it was obvious to her that I needed surgery. Without the surgery, my legs would be subject to joint and knee pain when … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Honors Friendship of President George H.W. Bush and Mrs. Barbara P. Bush

September 21st, 2010 - 8:19 pm

President George H.W. Bush and Mrs. Barbara P. Bush were honored guests at an event last week expressing appreciation for their friendship and recognizing a century of leadership in Orthopedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic. President and Mrs. Bush have a … Continue reading →

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Mayo helps athlete get back on her feet

August 19th, 2010 - 2:34 pm

nI was diagnosed with bone cancer in ninth grade. It was December 2006, just before the holidays. For several months, I’d had a bump just below my right knee that the local orthopedic surgeon thought was just an extra piece … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic — A place for hope

December 11th, 2009 - 6:00 am

My name is Walter Cannon, and I am 66 years old. When I was nine years old, I had an accident at school that lead to an infection that destroyed my left hip. The hip was fused at age 12. … Continue reading →

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A Life Restored

June 23rd, 2009 - 6:00 am

This submission came via email from Marilyn Bates, a Mayo Clinic patient. Bulbs crack the soil as sleet clears from Pittsburgh streets. Spring is almost here or so I think. Not so in Rochester, Minnesota, where my sister and I … Continue reading →

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"We’re calling it ‘Planet Mayo,’ it’s so unlike any other medical institution"

March 23rd, 2009 - 6:00 am

Albert and Mary Errato came to Mayo Clinic in February 2009 when Mary was facing another major operation. After a series of infections and complications, Mary’s foot had been amputated in 2007 at an orthopedic hospital in New York City. … Continue reading →

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Highlighted Comment – Week of 1/18/09

January 27th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Here’s an excerpt of Lindsay Wood’s story, which she submitted on the Share Your Mayo Clinic Story open comment thread. …On my second visit to Mayo Clinic, I met Dr. Miguel Cabanela. I could tell when he walked in the … Continue reading →

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