Enjoy these news articles that first appeared in the South Bend Tribune.

STUDENT RETURNS TO CREATE AWARD PROGRAM
Just about 19 years ago, Tony McPherron -- now Dr. Anthony McPherron -- graduated from Plymouth High School. Last week, he was on stage again present the McPherron Scholar and Athlete Award.

WARSAW FIRM HANDY IN SPEEDING RECOVERY
Wrist fractures might no longer be as incapacitating as they used to be if the products of one Warsaw-based orthopaedics company take off.

THE OTHER BONE DISEASE
People with older hip implants face risk of progressive bone loss to osteolysis

DONATION OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES HELPED
I would like to thank the offices of Dr. Mary Aguiar, Dr. Byron Holm, Dr. Tony McPherron, Dr. Nathan Fogt, Dr. Eric Tripp and Lisa Holm, FNP, for donating medical supplies to the poverty-stricken community of Caimito, Puerto Rico.

PLYMOUTH MAN CLAIMS DAMAGES FOR FAILED HIP PROTHESIS
In the 1970s, artificial hip makers sealed the components in air-tight packages and blasted them with gamma radiation to remove germs. But the technique had an unintended side effect.

HOSPITAL, DOCTOR REAP JOINT BENEFIT
While many hospitals across the country are downsizing the number of beds for in-patient use, Plymouth's hospital has actually added beds. Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth has added about nine beds, thanks to a growing specialty that has affected the entire facility: total joint replacements.

RETURNING HOME TO HEAL BONES
Dr. Anthony McPherron is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in complicated surgeries.

COMMON KNEE INJURY MORE FREQUENT FOR WOMEN
A tear in the anterior cruciate ligament is a serious knee injury some sports medicine doctors believe may be happening too often to female athletes.

NEW HIP SURGERY
It's a hip, new procedure and, for only the 15th time on American soil, a person underwent surgery for a new, screw-in hip joint.