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Knee Transplant in Ohio

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Created On: 07/26/2010 03:59 PM

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Knee1Michelle

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I've of course heard of knee replacement surgery, but I don't think I've ever heard about knee transplants using a knee from a donor. Here's an interesting story about a knee transplant recently performed in Ohio.

"It sounds futuristic, but the knee-transplant surgery that is giving 48-year-old Becky Dougherty a new lease on life has been around for a while.

Because he trained in Toronto, where the procedure originated, Dr.. Peter Brooks of the Cleveland Clinic is one of the few orthopedic surgeons in Ohio doing it."


Read the full story here.



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