North Charleston, S.C.-based Trident Medical Center's Sabino D'Agostino, DO, performed robotic spinal surgery on 91-year-old Julia Tourtellotte — and performed a dance with the patient just months later, Live 5 News reports.
What you should know:
1. Ms. Tourtellotte, who teaches clogging at her local senior center, met with Dr. D'Agostino, a neurosurgeon, after she began experiencing pain in her leg. He operated on her spine.
2. Ms. Tourtellotte returned to the hospital a few months after her surgery, accompanied by her daughter and friends, to dance with D'Agostino. Click here to view the video on YouTube.
3. Dr. Sabino performed the first minimally invasive robotic surgery at Trident Medical Center.
4. Dr. D'Agostino told Live 5 News Ms. Tourtellotte's recovery was spectacular. "If she was a 35-year-old person or a 91-year-old person, she is doing wonderful," he said. "So we're here to honestly celebrate her and her accomplishment."
5. Ms. Tourtellotte has been doing physical therapy exercises and is no longer experiencing pain. She has plans to travel to Tennessee for a clogging trip.