We've been so busy past few weeks w adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and kyphosis surgeries that I haven't had time to blog! Here's one from this afternoon. Surgical time: 3 hrs. Ebl: 350. Blood transfused none. This am did similar r thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who did very well w. 2.75 hr surgical time and ebl […]
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Dr. Hey’s past week in review. Biomechanical Models, Tinkering, and Adolescent Scoliosis at Age 40.
All 4 of our adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery patients went home by Friday this week, having had their surgery Mon-Wednesday! Great families, and all very pleased with the care they received at Duke Raleigh Hospital. My daughter actually helped film David’s surgery, and provided a copy for him and his PreMed Sister as they headed […]
Flat Back Syndrome Young Lady Tells Her Story after Anterior / Posterior Reconstruction at Hey Clinic
This past week was a real busy and exciting one at Hey Clinic, after having a very nice week off the week before. We saw many thankful smiling faces in clinic on Thursday and Friday, including this woman and her husband. She had an anterior-posterior (A/P) reconstruction for flatback syndrome including L45 L5S1 ALIF, and […]
Back from Vacation. Scoli Camp Week In Full Force!
I was on vacation last week celebrating 25th wedding anniversary. Great break. This week we’re doing “Scoli Camp” at Duke Raleigh Hospital, with 4 adolescent scoliosis and kyphosis surgeries already during our first 2 days! Patients are doing well postop, getting up and around. One of my 15 yo patients who had very severe […]
Jane’s Flat Back Syndrome Story, and discussion of benefit of surgeon blogs.
I saw Jane back for follow-up this past Friday, 3 months after her anterior/posterior reconstruction for flatback (flat back) syndrome years after Harrington Rod scoliosis instrumentation and fusion. Here she shares a little with a local reporter writing article about physician blogging. In Jane’s visit with me, she told me that she is a […]