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Joint Replacement Stories (Help other dancers and athletes facing joint surgery by describing your experience. Tell your story in your own words or use the Dancer Questionnaire found here.)  "Hip Replacement Barbie" (actually a Totsy doll, made in China) Courtesy of Madelaine Matej Total Hip Replacement: Michael Blake (Modern dancer, Teacher) Hilary Cartwright (Ballerina, Gyrotonics teacher) Holly Cavrell: Bilateral THR in Brazil (Dancer, Choreographer) Suzanne Farrell: link to 1990 interview Judith Fugate (Ballerina) Rudy Galindo link Bilateral THR (Figure Skating Champion) Helen Heineman: Bilateral Hip Story (Choreographer) Dee Kaltenbach: (Jazzercise Instructor) Donna Lopiano: The Total Hip Adventure (Softball Athlete) Lois Meredith: Legs To Stand On: A Psychological Journey (Dancer, Psychologist) Tony Morris: (Portrait Artist and Martial Artist) Bebe Neuwirth links (Broadway legend) Gerald Otte (Modern Dancer) Melissa Podcasy: Through pain to triumph (Ballerina) Naomi Rabinowitz: My Left Hip (Ballroom Dancer) 2003 - Plus anniversary follow-ups post THR Naomi Rabinowitz: My Right Hip! (Ballroom Dancer) 2007 Updated (5/08) Suki Schorer link (Ballerina) Robin Staff (Dancer) Wendy Weiss (Dancer, Businesswoman) MIS THR Surgery: Jimmy Connors: Link -Jimmy Connors MIS hip surgery (Tennis Legend) Kathleen Flanagan: Two-Incision Story (Yoga teacher, Equestrian) Irene Velazquez: Bilateral Computer Assisted THR (Dancer) New (5/08) Anterior Approach THR Surgery: Steve Minshall - (Amateur Ballroom Dancer) Karen Goodman - (Modern Dancer) Resurfacing: William Starrett Bilateral Hip Resurfacing (Danseur) Jeff Gaynor: Hip Resurfacing (Martial Artist and Pipe Organist) Floyd Landis:(link) Tour De France winner 2006 Steve Morrall: Hip Resurfacing in France (Tango dancer) New (03/08) Jim Roxburgh: Bilateral Hip Resurfacing (Martial Artist and Triathelete) Ruth Ziegler: Ballet Teacher with Bilateral Resurfacing Hip Preserving: Jodie Hawley: Arthroscopy Amanda Fuller: Periacetabular osteotomy and femoral osteotomy (Teenage dancer) Dancers with Hip Pain: Darcey Bussell Dancer Experience with Other Joint Replacement Surgery: Jane Kosminsky: Knee-Deep (Modern Dancer) ADD YOUR STORY! Back to top |