On hospital rounds this morning: Our young man that we removed the huge disc at L5S1 was feeling great this morning, after suffering for 2 years with severe sciatica. I’ve had a cervical disc herniation removed, which felt like an ice pick in my left scapula and left arm for a year. What a blessing […]
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42 yo man w severe right leg pain w sciatica and large L5S1 disc herniation fixed just now w microsiscectomy / microsurgery
Did well! Dr. Lloyd Hey — http://www.heyclinic.com
Away at Scoliosis Conference, and Hey Clinic Quality Retreat.
I am here at a spinal deformity course here at Washington University, in St. Louis, MO, which is sponsored by Dr. Larry Lenke and Keith Bridwell and others from Scoliosis Research Society. This has been a very unique course, where there are two simultaneous surgeries going on, with the surgeries being broadcast to our conference […]
Research meeting w Professor Mazzoleni from NC State Dept Mechanical Engineering
Finite element analysis computer model is coming along nicely to help improve instrumentation and fusion. Sunni Wang is the PhD student on the project. Special plans for experiments this summer! Dr. Lloyd Hey — http://www.heyclinic.com
48 yo woman straightened up with thoracolumbar kyphoscoliosis today
This young lady has suffered with progressive back pain and deformity, with 61 degree preop kyphosis combined with 36 degree progressive scoliosis. Her posture has gotten gradually worse, combined with the pain giving her a very poor and worsening quality of life. Her surgery went well today. The “hump” she had on her back is […]