“Penn took cartilage out of my leg, regrew it in a lab, and reconstructed my knee using my own tissue cells.”
Knee pain sidelined Frank from his workouts. Told his only hope was knee replacement, he went to Penn, where they saved his knee and active lifestyle.
How orthopaedic surgery by Samir Mehta, MD, saved Bill Minnis’ feet.
Heather was a roller derby skater until she broke her leg. Surgery at another hospital left her in pain. She went to Penn Medicine, where her leg was repaired.
Jaclyn suffered a hip injury that ground her passion for running to a halt. Learn how the Penn Center for the Female Athlete got her back to a life in motion.
How Samir Mehta, MD, repaired James J. Mazzarelli Jr.’s hamstring injury to get him back to surfing and squash in a matter of months.
Rachelle's active lifestyle came to a halt after an ACL tear. With the help of Penn Orthopaedics, she's back to doing the activities she loves.
A tumble off of a roof landed Time Kiernan in orthopaedic surgery at age 18.
At Penn, John’s musculoskeletal team took a full body approach to his treatment and recovery from knee pain and helped him get his life back – free of pain.
Marilyn was a competitive ballroom dancer. Because of pain from an arthritic hip, she feared she’d never dance again. Then, she went to the Penn Medicine.
After a snowboarding fall resulted in a nagging pain in his right shoulder, Chris came to Penn because he knew they could help him get back on the slopes.
When pain in her knee was diagnosed as cancer, Megan turned to Penn for a second opinion.
After struggling with shoulder pain for over a year, Pascal finally went to Penn, where they discovered – and solved – his real problem.
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