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October 13, 2016

After Accident, Fear of Amputation, Volleyball Player Set up to Get Back On Court

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Jessica Nelson doesn’t remember much about the automobile accident that nearly took her life on July 8, 2014. But she does remember one of the first things Mayo Clinic orthopedic trauma surgeon Stephen (Andy) Sems, M.D., told her: competitive sports likely weren’t going to be a part of her future. “That was hard for me […]

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Tags: Dr. Andy Sems, Limb Lengthening, Taylor Spatial Frame


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