3D Printing Allows Surgery Rehearsal For Complex Orthopedic Procedures
For Joanne Karas, every step meant pain. Born with a congenital hip defect, she underwent surgery at 12 months old and she felt fine until she reached her 40s. After an initial hip replacement, the pain returned and one leg had become noticeably shorter than the...
Cardiac Rehab: The Work After The Wake-Up Call
Lance Lewis was cheering at his son’s basketball game three years ago when suddenly, he collapsed. A massive heart attack had taken control of his body. He then spent three long, challenging months after his heart attack exercising in Weiss Memorial Hospital’s Cardiac...
“Little Lady with a BIG Voice” Touts Weiss Orthopedic Surgeon for Saving Her Life
Darcy Jo Wood, 34—billed as “a little lady with a BIG voice”—is not used to an idle life. The professional singer, musician, actress, and producer, usually tours more than 200 days a year with her Chicago-based group, “The Lovettes”, in rollicking retrospective...
Paula’s Therapy Story
As an artist and tai chi instructor, 80-year-old Paula Weiner was used to leading an active life. Even a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in 2009 didn’t stop her from teaching or taking daily walks. Then a bad fall and infection left her weak and unable to walk. In...