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Orthopedic Surgery

Patient Stories

  • Ella Schultz

    Ella Schultz

    Ella's medical condition requires the attention of numerous specialists at Mayo. But with their help, she is overcoming every challenge and thriving.

  • Bob Anderson

    Bob Anderson

    A rare cancer cost Bob Anderson his hip and leg. Willpower and rehabilitation specialists at Mayo Clinic helped him keep his active lifestyle.

  • Samantha

    Two Hip Replacements and One Happy Patient

    My name is Samantha Blythe, and the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is a five-star medical facility in my book. Out of all the specialty clinics and hospitals that I've been to in my childhood and adult years, none of them ...

  • Taylor Rose Beauseau

    Injured At Birth

    Most parents don't like to see their child up in arms, but for Taylor Beauseau's parents, that's a beautiful thing

  • Traci Reed

    Wrist Surgery – sharing experience to help others

    Many years ago, I injured my right wrist while working for a previous employer.  At the time, I was told that I had a small cartilage tear.  I wore a splint for a couple of months, and I had a ...

  • Anistasia Smith

    Thumbs-Up After Successful Thumb Reattachment

    Anistasia Smith and her mother, Bridgette Grunewald, give a big thumbs-up to Brian Carlsen, M.D., and the team at Mayo Clinic who cared for the then 4-year-old in February 2011. Anistasia's left thumb had been severed in a recliner chair. ...

  • Julie Olson

    Nurse finds out what being "hip" is all about

    My story begins in 1998. At the age of 32 I was diagnosed with bilateral hip dysplasia. Because I was a breech baby at birth the doctors at home had told me that this was probably the reason why I ...

  • Bethany Pautsch

    Mysterious Symptoms and then...Diagnosis: Still's Disease

    For many months, Bethany Pautsch's symptoms were a mystery to the doctors she was seeing in Chicago. When she was told she would need a hip replacement without knowing the cause of the symptoms and deterioration of her joints, she ...

  • Brooke Hayes

    Custom surgery creates normal hips for 30-year-old

    This spring, Brooke Hayes traveled to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, taking in the music of Jimmy Buffett, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Lauryn Hill and Better Than Ezra. The trip was remarkable for this previously well-traveled young woman ...

  • Mary Lorraine

    Mayo Clinic Patient from over 70 Years Ago

    Mary Lorraine became a Mayo Clinic patient more than 70 years ago. Listen to her childhood story of coming to Mayo and the opportunity she had to meet both the wife and daughter of renowned Dr. Henry Plummer. She said, ...

  • Ron Woodside

    Ron Woodside: Resilient tornado Survivor

    The giant couldn't crush Ron Woodside's spirit. The giant — an EF4 tornado that dropped from the sky on June 17, 2010 — destroyed his home and took away the irreplaceable — his wife of 18 years. But Woodside, 77, ...

  • Leaving knee pain behind

    Active is a word often used to describe Lauren Whomsley. The Florida native loved the outdoors. When she wasn't walking or biking on the beach, she was running five to seven miles a day. Vacations were spent fly fishing or ...

  • Jake Kranz

    Back to normal after potentially disabling knee injury

    The below article comes from our Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: Jake Kranz, a senior at the University of Minnesota, recently rode the longest, tallest zip line in the world and climbed a volcano during a trip to Costa Rica. Any ...

  • Janis Ollson and her family

    A first of its kind surgery

    Three years ago, when Janis Ollson, now 32, was pregnant with her second child, she experienced agonizing back pain. But, unlike the back pain she had during her first pregnancy with daughter Braxtyn, this time the pain would not subside. ...

  • Leah and her horse

    Running has Leah Running Ahead of Schedule

    Leah's story as told by her mom, Karen . . . There is a lot that has gone into Leah's journey and recovery from POTS. She suffered for several years before finally being diagnosed in February 2005 at the age ...

  • Madisen Jennings

    Teen Perseveres Surgeries to Straighten Legs

    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 ...

  • The Hippy Sisters in front of Rochester Methodist Hospital

    Revisiting The Hippy Sisters: A Story of Hope, Healing and Having Fun

    The Hippy Sisters held their 5th Annual HipCheck & ChickFest at the end of August, 2010. They all received good news from their beloved Dr. Berry and spent the rest of the time celebrating their friendship and pain-free lives.  They made ...

  • Hannah Kelly

    Four Words

    This story was submitted by David Kelly from Saint Joseph, Mich. We've been a part of the Mayo Experience since 1998. Originally we began our treatment in a Chicago hospital. It was there that our two-year-old daughter, Hannah, had her ...

  • A Life Restored

    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 ...

  • Jayson Werth

    Jayson Werth's Mayo Clinic Story

    When Jayson Werth was struck on the wrist by a pitch during the first spring training game of 2005 as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, he began an odyssey to overcome the injury and return to his promising ...

  • Albert and Mary Errato

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

    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. ...

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