Maryville Man Thankful for ‘Gift’ of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Bill Kendall of Maryville, 68, is a retired railroad worker who has spent a fair amount of time on his feet and bending down. At 6 feet, 3 inches tall, that’s a long way down. Over the years, Kendall developed lower back pain. Dr. Joel Norman diagnosed Kendall with spondylolisthesis, a degenerative condition in which one vertebra slips forward on the other, rather than being lined up together.

Read the full story of how Dr. Joel Norman treated Bill Kendall with minimally invasive surgery.