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The team of doctors, who performed the almost four-hour operation, was headed by Dr. Mario Ver, director of St. Luke’s Institute of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.


CF, a 44-year-old woman from La Union, had suffered chronic lower back pain since 1993. Her back pain was so severe that she could hardly walk and was bedridden for extended periods of time. 


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St. Luke’s performs first artificial disc replacement operation in RP

September 29, 2005 - 12:00am

St. Luke’s Medical Center has achieved another first in the field of orthopedic surgery. It recently performed the first artificial disc replacement operation in the country. The team of doctors, who performed...

Science and Environment