Diagnostics, Therapeutics & Surgery

Dr. Rick Sasso, a spine surgeon with Indiana Spine Group, was featured in an article in St.Vincent Health's magazine entitled Balance. 

This article entitled, Against All Odds, featured a story about a patient Ben.  While vacationing in Mexico with friends, Ben was injured while running along the beach in Cabo San Lucas.  While running, a powerful wave crushed his C6 vertebra.  After being stabilized at a hospital n Mexico, he was transferred to the United States for spine surgery.

Dr. Sasso performed intricate spine surgery to repair the damage.  Today, Ben is able to walk unassisted and go about his normal routine.  Currently Ben is a student at Gallaudet University in Washington studying biology.  He has also qualified for the freestyle and butterfly swimming events in the 2009 Deaflympics in Taiwan later this year. 

Visit the Balance publication link, and read the complete story.