Kenyan Girl Receives Life-saving Spinal Surgery at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St.Vincent

Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St.Vincent

FOX-59, WRTV-6, WISH-8, WIBC 93.1 FM

Dr. David Schwartz, orthopedic surgeon with OrthoIndy, performed a 12-hour lifesaving surgery to correct a rare and severe form of scoliosis. Salma Suleman, a 12-year-old Kenyan girl, had a 170-degree spinal curve, which was causing lung compression and pulmonary hypertension.

The FOX-59 article link: http://tinyurl.com/7nofnk4

Posted: January 27, 2011

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