Health & Fitness

Littleton Gymnast Undergoes Experimental Spine Surgery

An 11-year-old girl is the first person with scoliosis to undergo the experimental surgery in Colorado.

LITTLETON, CO (CBS) — An 11-year-old gymnast from Littleton is already standing straighter just two days after having experimental surgery to correct her twisted spine. She's the first person with scoliosis to undergo vertebral body tethering in Colorado.

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