Spine Talk

An Update on the Ethiopian Twins: Their Miraculous Medical Transformation Continues The lives of two twin brothers from Ethiopia were changed forever in December 2016. Tamirat and Markos Bogale both suffered from a debilitating spine disease called scoliosis. With the help of many organizations in Africa and America, they were transported to Plano, Texas and put in the hands of Texas Back Institute spine surgeon Dr. Ted Belanger, who specializes in procedures which correct this disease. Dr. Belanger shared the good news about these two, brave young men with an update on their post-operative conditions. “Both patients are doing very well,” he noted in a recent interview. “Markos had a more simple surgery than his brother and he is recovering nicely. He should be able to travel back to Ethiopia in late February. Tamirat had a more complicated scoliosis condition, with a greater spinal curvature. His first surgery was successful but he will require another procedure. In the interim between the two surgeries,