News & Patient Stories

Nov 7, 2019

Maritza Wiedel is an example of this science. A lifelong top athlete who played collegiate volleyball, lacrosse and skiing, Maritza began seeking orthopedics care at age 19 for intolerable lower back and buttock pain. Burger said that spinal pain is not uncommon in young elite athletes such as Maritza, as spines don’t stop growing until age 24.

Dec 12, 2019

Dr. Jason Stoneback and his team at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus have enabled hundreds of patients with limb maladies to live active and productive lives. Dr. Stoneback is chief of orthopedic trauma and fracture surgery, director of the Limb Restoration Program, and vice chair of clinical affairs.

Feb 3, 2020

One summer afternoon 23 years ago, Donna Thornburg got out of her Suburban at a car wash in Westminster, Colorado, to open the passenger-side back door when a car hit her from behind and crushed her knees between the bumpers.

Feb 3, 2020

Janet Corral, 53, stands on the mobility platform at UCHealth Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinic – Stapleton. She unweights herself with her hands on the stainless-steel rails running the length of the apparatus.