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Orthofix Announces Sponsorship of Olympic Gold Medalist and Spine Patient Laura Wilkinson
LEWISVILLE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Orthofix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a global medical device company focused on musculoskeletal products and therapies,
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[{"type":"text","content":" LEWISVILLE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nOrthofix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a global medical device company focused on musculoskeletal products and therapies, today announced its sponsorship of Olympic Gold Medalist and Orthofix Spine Patient Laura Wilkinson.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200526005213/en/Olympian Laura Wilkinson practices platform diving for the Tokyo Olympics. Orthofix is proud to sponsor Laura, a 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist and Orthofix spine patient. For more information, visit www.Orthofix.com. (Photo: Business Wire)\n\nWilkinson, a three-time Olympian, is currently training for the Tokyo Olympics, now postponed until summer of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In one of the most famous upsets in Olympic history, Wilkinson, starting in eighth place and with a broken foot, came from behind to win the 2000 Olympic gold medal in platform diving. After winning the 2004 World Cup and the 2005 World Championships, she became the first woman in history to win all three coveted world titles in platform diving.\n\n\nIn 2017 Wilkinson decided to come out of retirement and started training in earnest for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Unfortunately, cervical disc degeneration brought her plans to an abrupt halt in 2018; years of hitting the water at 35 miles per hour had taken a toll on her spine. Fortunately, Wilkinson’s surgeon performed a successful spine fusion using Orthofix’s comprehensive cervical solutions: an Orthofix cervical plate system to stabilize her spine, Trinity ELITE™ allograft to aid in bone fusion, and a CervicalStim™ device to stimulate bone growth following surgery. Soon, Wilkinson was back diving in the pool, determined to compete at the Tokyo Olympic Games.\n\n\n“Our goal at Orthofix is to improve the lives of patients, so we are very proud to sponsor Laura on her journey back to Olympic glory,” said Jon Serbousek, Orthofix President and CEO. “She is an incredible athlete with an inspiring history of facing challenges with grace, hard work and determination.”\n\n\n“I am honored to partner with Orthofix as I train to become a four-time Olympian,” said Wilkinson. “Without my successful spine fusion and recovery, it would have been difficult to be a wife and the mother to four young children, let alone to be back competin...