Severe storms across parts of the U.S. Midwest and South have left at least 27 people dead.

“It wasn’t until years later that i was diagnosed with scoliosis in middle school and even then we didn’t know why I had scoliosis,” Lozano said. The reason eventually became clear: one leg was an inch and a half shorter than the other, a condition known as leg length discrepancy, and he was feeling the effects. Vulcano utilized a newer approach where all of the lengthening technology is on the inside, rather than the outside, of the leg by implanting a magnetic telescopic rod into the bone. The rod is then activated by the patient at home with an external motor placed on the top of the leg. “It’s been revolutionary in terms of leg lengthening,” said Vulcano.

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. Los periodistas de The Associated Press Terry Wallace en Dallas; Juan Lozano en Houston; Leah Willingham en Jackson, Mississippi; Rebecca Reynolds en Louisville, Kentucky; Jay Reeves en Birmingham, Alabama; Kevin McGill en Nueva Orleans; Darlene Superville en Washington; y Tammy Webber en Fenton, Michigan, contribuyeron a este despacho. Las interrupciones restantes en el suministro en Texas se debieron principalmente al clima, y no a los apagones forzados, según el administrador de la red estatal ERCOT. Dan Woodfin, director de Operaciones del Sistema en ERCOT, dijo que los apagones escalonados podrían reanudarse si aumenta el consumo de electricidad conforme la gente vuelve a tener luz y enciende su calefacción, aunque no serían tan largos como los de esta semana. (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.