Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Archive — Page 13 of 13

A man in a cap and plaid shirt and a woman in a strapless white dress look at each other in a field of yellow flowers.
August 9, 2012

Young patient’s cancer battle inspires hometown

Maryville, Tenn., tucked in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, has a population of just 27,000, but it seemed like every one of its residents rallied around 20-year-old Brently Mancini when he was diagnosed with a rare soft tissue cancer.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A long-haired man in a blue shirt practices standing with parallel bars in a rehabilitation clinic while a physical therapist in an orange shirt speaks with him; a wheelchair is nearby.
July 26, 2012

‘Miracle man’ rolls down long road to recovery

He was going less than 30 miles per hour, but James Simmons’ motorcycle was no match for the car that pulled out in front of him on Lock 4 Road in Gallatin.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A person uses a desktop computer displaying a cognitive testing task with scattered circles and Xs, including one highlighted circle.
July 12, 2012

Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center offering pre-concussion baseline tests to community athletes

By Vanderbilt Health News
Portrait of Kurt Spindler, M.D., wearing glasses, a white shirt, and a red patterned tie.
January 5, 2012

Orthopaedics academy honors Spindler’s research

By Vanderbilt Health News
American football players in green and gray uniforms lie on the grass during a tackle, with one player holding the ball.
September 1, 2011

Vanderbilt launches sports concussion center

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has created a special program to integrate and standardize the care of athletes and others who suffer concussion.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A person shown behind a graphic of an upper-body X-ray, with the head and upper chest visible.
March 2, 2011

A better picture of bone strength

A component of some MRI scans reveals that “soft” components, like collagen and collagen-bound water, are important players in bone strength.

By Vanderbilt Health News