Dr. Jaren Riley at HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children’s in Denver is a leading expert in VBT- an innovative, motion-preserving surgery that offered Ava relief from the pain and a chance to keep dancing. In April, Dr. Riley operated on Ava and the VBT procedure was a huge success.
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