Breanna did very well with her scoliosis surgery today. Her estimated blood loss (EBL) was 325 cc. Surgical time was 3 hours 45 minutes. Levels fused:  T5-L3. Correction:  More than 90%. Evoked Potential Motor and Sensory:  Actually improved with scoliosis correction. Technique:  thoracic and lumbar pedicle screws. Breanna was resting comfortably this evening with her […]

Valerie, a young lady who just turned 13 years old a few days ago, is now a little more than 48 hours after the adolescent scoliosis surgical correction we performed for her Monday. She has been up walking the halls, wearing her pajamas and T-shirts, and visiting with family and friends.  She has been able […]

After helping Valerie who just turned 13 this morning, this afternoon we helped Duane (age 72!) , who has extreme difficulty walking, due to  multilevel lumbar scoliosis, flat back syndrome, and severe spinal stenosis.  The combination of his Parkinson’s disease with these spinal problems has really made it tough for him to get around, with […]

Valerie, who just turned 13 a few days ago, and has been followed at Hey Clinic by Brittany, one of my wonderful PA’s, for her scoliosis over this past year.  Unfortunately, her curve has progressed significantly, beyond the realm of bracing, and today she had it fixed!   Valerie was a real trooper this morning […]

It has been a few weeks since I have had a chance to catch up with the Spine Blog, although there has a lot of things going on, which I will try to catch up on in the next couple of weeks. I also got a chance to take off for a few days and […]