Dr Jacquelin Perry Dies

For a polio patient worldwide, the death of Dr Jacquelin Perry were shocking.

In the 1950s, Perry developed spinal fusion surgery to help paralyzed polio patients regain some movement. Decades later, some returned with post-polio symptoms of pain and muscle weakness. Perry became an expert into their conditions.

Perry also was known as an expert in the human gait. Her research into helping people with walking difficulties led to practices that are still used.

Perry died Monday at her Downey home. Her death was announced by Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, where she worked for nearly 60 years.

Dr. Jacquelin Perry, which was a world-renowned orthopedic surgeon who pioneered treatments to help polio patients regain movement, has died at age 94 in California.