Preop: severe back and R leg pain. Huge L5S1 disc herniation w 56 degree TL curve and 35 deg thoracic curve. Proc: T5-Iliac wing instrum and fusion, L5S1 R discectomy and TLIF fusion. Surgical time: 4 h 18 min. EBL: 2700 cc Cell saver 1100 Blood transfused: none. Complications: none. Correction: excellent. Postop planned location: […]
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37 degree lumbar scoliosis w severe stenosis and flat back syndrome fixed this am
Preop status: barely able to stand and walk just a few feet w severe pain. Surgical time: 3h 40 minutes. EBL 1100 cc. Blood transfused none. Surgical deformity correction: very good. Dr. Lloyd Hey Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery http://www.heyclinic.com
Joann and Chad head home today to complete 1,500 mile round trip journey to get her posture and life back after major thoracolumbar revision osteotomies and scoliosis surgery
A little over a week ago, I did a very complex T1-Iliac wing revision extension instrumentation and fusion for her, including upper thoracic pedicle subtraction osteotomy. She did very well postoperatively, and her posture now is awesome. Early this morning, after morning rounds I brought Joann and her husband Chad to Raleigh-Durham Internation (RDU) airport, […]
Thank You Jaclyn Wagner, PA-C! You will always be a part of Hey Clinic Family.
Almost four years ago, a very spunky new physician’s assistant graduate and triathlete named Jaclyn interviewed with me for a clinical position with me at Hey Clinic. She fit in great with our team, and came on board right away, and very quickly became a spine expert clinician, able to handle our very young scoliosis […]
Huge L45 disc herniation now fixed!!
I just removed these 2 huge free fragments from a gentleman in his 30’s who has been suffering severely for 2 months w severe left leg pain. His pain progressed, and led to weakness. Over past week, pain got even worse, and he lost ability to walk. Repeat MRI showed his small disc herniation at […]