Dr. Amalia De Comas remembers one of her favorite patient stories: A tiny 3-year-old child with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare type of cancerous tumor that grows in bones or the soft tissue around bones. The tumor was in the little girl’s lower leg, in the tibia, commonly...
Not every Christmas gift comes wrapped under a tree. And sometimes the most precious gift is something you need, and always wanted. That’s exactly what the MORE Foundation delivered to Jacob Taggart, a five-year-old boy born with a hand difference that left him with...
Unfortunately, with age, spinal compression fracture risk increases. These fractures are most common in the elderly, postmenopausal women over 55 and those who suffer from osteoporosis, or diminishing bone density. Spinal compression fractures involve actual cracks in...
Sometimes the pain following an injury or surgical procedure simply won’t go away. You may try everything your doctor recommends and the discomfort only seems to get worse. This may be caused by Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), originating in your foot, ankle,...
Mesa, Ariz. – Five years ago, Arizona’s largest orthopedic practice, The CORE Institute, opened its first clinic in Mesa on the campus of Banner Desert Medical Center. Given the successes of that endeavor, it is now time to grow again. The CORE Institute first began...
