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Akron Children's gives Ukrainian girl the surgery she desperately needed

Todd Ritzman, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, director of the Spine Center at Akron Children's, discusses how a long overdue scoliosis surgery will improve and extend the life of 13-year-old Dianka Tsyukh. Her original surgery was postponed when Russia invaded her homeland of Ukraine.

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