Patient Stories
November 8, 2024
Golfer Earns Third Consecutive Player of the Year Honors Following Knee Replacement
Little Rock golfer Mimi Evans played through the pain in her knee for years. By 2020, she knew that the increasing pain—which was limiting her ability to complete everyday tasks—would eventually stop her from playing her beloved sport. “I procrastinated, kept struggling and limping until finally I told myself I had to make an appointment,”…
October 29, 2024
Amateur Golfer Back on the Course Playing Pain Free
Gordy McKeown has always been an avid golfer. The Arkansas native grew up playing golf and continued at the collegiate level before playing professionally for a short time. Later, Gordy returned to the course as a way to stay active and maintain his competitiveness. He regained his amateur status—qualifying for U.S. Amateur, U.S. Mid-Amateur, and…
June 11, 2024
Deborah’s Story: Scoliosis
Deborah Honaker was diagnosed with scoliosis, or curvature of the spine when she was 10 years old, and she lived relatively pain-free until the summer of 2019
June 10, 2024
New Knee Helps Jerry Williamson Return to his Favorite Activities
Dr. Jeffrey Stambough performed a total knee replacement on Williamson’s left knee and treated his right one with a steroid injection. Williamson was soon able to return to volunteering and golf.
Glen’s Story: Hip
Professional golfer and 2024 Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame inductee Glen Day began playing golf when he was about two years old, and almost 57 years of swinging a club have taken a toll on his body.
August 11, 2023
UAMS Hand Surgeon Becomes First Surgical Patient at The Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital
By Linda Satter Aug. 11, 2023 | Just two and a half weeks after Thomas Frazier, M.D., underwent a total knee replacement as the first surgical patient at The Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), he was back to seeing patients in his orthopaedic clinic. By the third…
September 10, 2021
Knee Replacement Puts LR Golfer Back in the Swing of Things
After years of knee pain, Melissa “Mimi” Evans turned to C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., at UAMS for knee replacement surgery.
April 2, 2021
Little Rock Woman Walks Out of Hospital Two Hours After Back Surgery
By Katrina Dupins April 2, 2021 | When Sammie Kaye Rose woke up from her surgery on Jan. 4, she was pleased to find the back pain that kept her movement limited for more than a year was completely gone. “It was excruciating pain that went from my thigh all the way up to the…
November 9, 2020
Professional Figure Skater Enjoys Freedom of Movement with New Hip
Nov. 9, 2020 | Billie O’Neel has been skating most of her life. Her first pair of roller skates were steel and they clamped onto her shoes. She wore them down to a nub. She spent a lot of time in the roller rink as a child, but when she discovered ice skating, she never looked…
September 2, 2020
Famed Author Henry Cloud Chooses UAMS for Knee Replacement
By Katrina Dupins Sept. 2, 2020 | When New York Times Bestselling author Henry Cloud, Ph.D., decided to do something about his knee pain, he turned to UAMS. In addition to writing 45 books and serving as a consultant to CEOs and leadership teams, Cloud has always been physically active. The Los Angeles resident is an avid golfer…
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