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I've had 36 orthopedic operations, have two fused ankles, my knees, hands and wrists don't work, I now have a fused spine, other than that, everything is great.

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Bill Walton
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 5
Basketball Player
La Mesa
California
William Theodore Walton
William Theodore Walton III
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Orthopedic
Everything
Fused
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Ankles
Work
Wrists
Spine
Operations
Knees
Hands
Orthopedics

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