And she placed in her age group. Very inspiring story regarding a woman born with hopeless hips and how medical technology rebuilt her life.
From The Press Enterprise:
"I dreaded going shopping or to the mall," the Nuevo resident recalled. "That meant walking and standing, and at this time I could only walk about a block before needing to stop and rest."
Her doctor in Provo added to the hopelessness, telling her she had no cartilage and the best option was a total hip replacement or fusing her hip together. ...
Enter Dr. Harlan Amstutz, a Los Angeles physician who Beth Barney's mother had heard about.
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