Bone Cancer Patient Returns to Playing Golf

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Cherry Creek High School’s Dani Urman returned to her favorite sport last semester after undergoing knee replacement and eight months of chemotherapy due to osteosarcoma of her left knee.

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John Polousky, MD

thumb_J.Polousky.pDr. John Polousky is the surgical director of the Rocky Mountain Youth Sports Medicine Institute. He attended medical school at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine. He completed his residency at The Cleveland Clinic and his pediatric orthopedic fellowship at The Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. He completed post-residency training in complex limb reconstruction at the International Center for Limb Lengthening in Baltimore, MD and in sports medicine at the University of Colorado. Dr. Polousky is a member of the Extremities at Risk Hip Preservation, Bone Healing and Deformity Correction teams.

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