The Mayo Clinic experience and patient stories

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    (VIDEO) A family's journey inspires breakthrough surgery

    Paul Rhee holds fishing pole with son, Dr. Peter Rhee Paul Rhee suffered a stroke that resulted in weakness and spasticity in his right arm and leg. His son, Dr. Peter Rhee, spent the next decade perfecting his research that led to the intricate hand nerve surgery that restored his father’s mobility and function. When Paul Rhee had a stroke in 2015, it changed everything. He lost movement in his arm, endured painful spasms, and…

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    New elbow surgery technique developed at Mayo Clinic helps wrestler get back on the mat

    Photo courtesy of David Peterson of Minnesota/USA Wrestling Tommy John surgery is not just for baseball pitchers. Ask Kylie Donat of Bemidji, Minnesota. Kylie is an 18-year-old high school swimmer, track and field athlete, and wrestler. She has been wrestling since 2021, the first year that girls' wrestling was a sanctioned high school sport in Minnesota. By 2023, Kylie was favored to win her weight class at the state championship. Photo courtesy of David Peterson…

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    Golfer's future back on course following hip surgery

    Normally, hearing about a senior with hip problems would not be very surprising. But the senior you're about to meet is a senior in high school. Thanks to Mayo Clinic, this young woman has a bright future that's all teed up. There's nothing like the sound of a solidly struck drive. Growing up in a golf family, it's a sound that Maddy Trapnell has heard a lot of. But it was a different sound that…

Oct. 02, 2024