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Able to Breathe Again: Spinal Fusion

At the age of 30, Cindy Sherlock's scoliosis began to impinge on her ability to breathe. In May 2000, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD, Chief of the Scoliosis Service, performed spinal fusion surgery with spinal instrumentation to straighten her spine. Following her surgery, Cindy went on to have two children, a son Liam, and daughter Remington, and today enjoys a full and active life.

Read more about HSS expertise in spine care in our Winter 2006 issue of Horizon magazine.

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Reaching the Summit: From Alaska to HSS for Ankle Repair Surgery
Getting the Nerve: Restoring Movement to a Young Man’s Arm
Going to the Mat for RA: Medications for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Straight for the Net: A High School Athlete’s Comeback After Spinal Fusion
An Athlete for Life – Advances in Hand Surgery Enable 91-Year-Old Southport Resident to Maintain Her Active Lifestyle
Great Performances: Rave Reviews - Setting Dupuytren’s Contracture Straight
A Vibrant Life and a Generous Spirit: Honoring a Daughter with Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease
Great Performances: Composed and Confident - Non-operative Treatment for Pain
Great Performances: Staying on Point - Hallux Ridigus and Foot Surgery
Great Performances: Reaching New Heights - Hip Replacement Surgery and Recovery
Great Performances: The Next Set - Spinal Fusion Surgery and Recovery
Great Performances: A Master at Work - Knee Replacement Surgery and Recovery
Great Performances: Repairing a Dislocated Shoulder
Knitting Together a New Life: Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis
HSS is Hip for Kids: Treating Childhood Hip Disease
Rising Above the Rim: A Full Return for an Athlete with Back Pain
Back in Circulation: Epidural Injections for Osteoarthritis
Well Armed: A Little Leaguer Protects His Future in Baseball
All the Right Moves: A Cervical Disc Replacement for a Black Belt
Back in the Saddle: Hip Resurfacing for Osteoarthritis
Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Excelling with Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Traveling Far for the Right Care - A Dominican Patient Is Helped at HSS after Years of Knee Pain
Long Island Tennis Enthusiast Back in the Game Following Partial Knee Replacement
As Young as You Feel: Active After Hip Replacement
Reaching New Heights: A Marathoner Undergoes Hip Resurfacing for Arthritis
Persistence Pays: Diagnosis of Mysterious Pain in the Shoulder
Handled With Care: Non-Surgical Treatment for Thumb Arthritis
Steps in the Right Direction: Knee Replacement for Severe Osteoarthritis
Tennis, Anyone: Hip Resurfacing After Knee (Yes, Knee) Pain
On the Sunny Side of the Street: Life After ACL Reconstruction and Meniscal Transplant
Worth the Trip: A World Traveler Has Her Hips Replaced After Osteoarthritis
Back in Action: A Young Yoga Instructor Remains Active After a Hip Replacement
For 28-Year-Old Newlywed, A New Life Without Hip Pain
Mini Anterior Hip Replacement Becomes Attractive Alternative for Middle-Aged Patients Facing Hip Arthroplasty
Team of HSS Doctors Helps Ultramarathon Runner Achieve Stunning Victory
The New Face of Hip Replacement
Teen from China Finds Help and Hope at HSS
Clinical Trial Helps New York Woman Get Walking Again
Running to HSS for Help with Hip Injuries
Much More Complicated Than a Fracture: Pediatric Treatment for a Rare Bone Condition
Arthroscopic Hip Surgery Puts Collegiate Soccer Player Back in the Game
Realizing Her Dream: Dancing After Flat Feet
Well Worth It: Referral from Olympic Gold Medal Champion Brings Russian Businessman to HSS for Hip Replacement
A Walking Miracle: A Teen's Leg is Saved After a Devastating Car Accident
Motion Analysis: Analyzing and Treating Cerebral Palsy
The Expert's Experts: Treatment for Juvenile Arthritis
Completely at Ease: Correcting Clubfeet
The Best Care Possible: Born with a Skeletal Dysplasia
A New Lease on Life: Hip Relief for an International Patient
Forever Grateful: One New Jersey Girl Reclaims Her Life from Spondylolysis
Kicking Off Her Shoes: After 20-Year Search, LI Woman Finds a Doctor Who Can Help Her at HSS
Stepping up to the Plate: A Little Leaguer Overcomes Cerebral Palsy
28-Year-Old Woman with Lupus Finds Peace of Mind at HSS
After a Total Disc Replacement, an HSS Patient Resumes His Life Pain Free
Reaching New Heights: Knee Replacement Surgery for a Professional Hiker
Riding in First Class: Regaining Mobility After a Pelvic Fracture
Shoulder to Shoulder: HSS Physical Therapist Guides as Patient Puts New Shoulder in Action
Hip Replacement Surgery Allows Sharron Miller, 64, To Live Her Joy of Dance
Recovering, and Then Some: Conquering Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Back in the Right Place: Treatment for Severe Scoliosis
Addressing Athletic Ailments: A Pro Basketballer Bounces Back from Wrist Surgery
Confronting Cartilage Damage: Recovering from a Shattered Knee
Making Strides: A Busy Restaurateur Confronts Her Flat Foot
Ironman: Going the Distance After a Shoulder Separation
Walking Away on New Legs: Prosthetics Provide Renewed Mobility
One Unstoppable Athlete Meets Another
A Virtuoso Performance: Hand Surgery on a Classical Pianist
Given a Helping Hand: Emergency Surgery for Buerger's Disease
Sculpting with Surgery: Basal Joint Arthritis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Microsurgery
His Last Hope: Muscling Through a Brachial Plexus Injury
Elite Care for an Elite Runner: Repairing a Ruptured Achilles Tendon
One Family's Growing Pains: Life Before Hip Surgery
Second Opinion, Second Lease on Mobility: The Benefits of Partial Knee Replacement
Cartilage Repair Gets an Executive Back on His Feet
Graduating with Honors: Hand Surgery for Cerebral Palsy
Swinging for the Green: Driving away Rheumatoid Arthritis
In Need of a Miracle: Restoring Mobility after Electrocution
Pediatric Occupational Therapy Keeps Kids Focused on Recovery
Six Tries at Other Hospitals, One Try at HSS
Meeting a Tall Order: Recovery from a Severe Leg Injury
Able to Breathe Again: Spinal Fusion
A Personal Best: Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement
A Complex Case, A Model Solution: Specially Designed Hip Implants
Taking Home the Checkered Flag: Recovery from a Brachial Plexus Injury
Back on Her Feet After a Torn Tendon
The Sky's the Limit After Hip Resurfacing
Never Sitting Still
Finally, the Right Diagnosis
8000 Miles to Mobility
Overcoming the Obstacles
Back to Blogging
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Both Feet on the Ground
Making the Grade
Some Fine Tuning
Twice Blessed
Nursed Back to Health
Riding High
Flexing His Muscle
From Trauma to Treatment
Living with Lupus
Twenty Years and Counting
On the Fast Track
Persistence Pays Off
A New Leg, A New Life

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