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HomePosts Tagged "Spine Surgery"

Correcting Curved Spines Takes a Little MAGEC

November 7, 2017
| By Mark Cherrington
Categories: Orthopedics, Patient Families
| Tags: MAGEC Rod, Spine Surgery
Tony and Dawn Velez had tried everything to have a child, including in vitro fertilization seven times, but nothing worked, so they finally gave up trying and accepted the reality of their situation. As Dawn puts it, “We said, ‘That’s it; it’s just going to be us and dogs, and we’re OK with that. We’ll …

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