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The Calgary Herald reported yesterday that a two time world champion steer wrestler is hoping our ankle stem cell treatment will help his ankle arthritis. Looking at the punishment his ankle is taking in the photo they printed yesterday (see above) all I can say is…”Ouch!” Article below:

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Graves counts on stem cell therapy to repair ankle

Two-time world steer wrestling champion eager to return to rodeo

By Dwayne Erickson, For the Calgary Herald March 13, 2012

Calgary’s two-time world champion Lee Graves is pinning his return to the rodeo arena on a somewhat newly developed medical procedure.

It involves stem cell therapy.

Graves, 40, fractured his right ankle shortly after winning $112,000 in the 2010 Calgary Stampede steer wrestling event. Read more…

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