Child Hit by Car, Spinal Cord Injury Rehab

Child hit by car, spinal cord injury rehab – Ten year old Jeromie was biking near his home when he was hit by a drunk driver. The impact broke several bones and caused a spinal cord injury. Jeromie has healed and with help from Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital’s spinal cord team, he is able to stand and zip around in his wheelchair. For Jeromie, life now is different, but he’s still a happy-go-lucky boy, enjoying wheelchair basketball and playing games with his friends and family.

Navy vet weathers rough patches on road to recovery
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Zimmer recalls 300 spinal tools
The Food and Drug Administration said more than 300 spinal surgical instruments recalled last week by Zimmer Holdings Inc. could potentially cause serious injury or death. Warsaw-based Zimmer announced Dec. 20 it was recalling 315 Peek Ardis Inserters … Read more on Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Injured man winched from NSW cave
A MAN who fell inside the Wombeyan Caves in the NSW Southern Highlands has been winched aboard a rescue helicopter and taken to hospital with suspected spinal injuries. Ambulance Service of NSW crews were called to the caves just after 2pm (AEDT) … Read more on NEWS.com.au