Cayleigh had just turned 11 a few days before we did her very large Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS) double curve scoliosis last week, which can be found on my blog.   I got a chance to see her just now for a brief postop visit today in the clinic, and she looks great!  She’s excited […]

I just saw Nancy back for follow-up after her revision thoracolumbar sacral iliac wing revision extension instrumentation and fusion now one year postop doing extremely well.  She had a small lumbar fusion done years ago, but then had degenerative scoliosis collapse above that with severe pain, trouble walking and severe spinal stenosis.  She is now […]

On Nov 16, 2012, at 10:02 AM, Emory wrote: Dear friends and family, I am happy to announce that today, November 16th, is officially one whole year after my scoliosis surgery in 2011! I am doing great and am basically pain free! Thank you to all who prayed for me and all you did while […]

Here’s a real short video on YouTube I shot yesterday with a 29 yo woman who has a 19 degree scoliosis with severe radiating left leg pain, secondary to large L45 disc herniation on the left.  In response to the pain, she’s developed a significant scoliosis and lean to the right. (She was psyched to […]

Today I completed two complex deformity surgeries, did two surgery consults, picked up vegetarian Thai food on the way home for my daughter and I, and then sat down to get ready for the “Big Game” for tomorrow: a revision double curve scoliosis surgery for an adolescent who had surgery 8 months ago elsewhere, with […]