Yesterday I spent the day with Dr. Richard McCarthy and his team at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Dr. McCarthy just finished serving as the President of the Scoliosis Research Society, and is teaching me how to use the new Shilla Technique for treating Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS).  The Shilla Technique is similar to the growing rod […]

—— Forwarded Message From: phyllis Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 07:53:22 -0500 To: Lloyd Hey Subject: Thanksgiving blessings Good morning, Dr. Hey: We are up preparing for a feast and stopped a moment to reflect on our blessings.  This Thanksgiving we are very happy to have Mama at home and in far less pain.  She […]

I dropped of Lexi and her mom at RDU airport Sunday morning, for their flight back home from after her surgery last week.  I received this note from Lexi’s mom today.  We’ll be working on getting her back into training for her next lacrosse season. Get well Lexi!!! You look great! “Lexi is home from […]

PReop kyphosis 84. T3-L3 instrumentation and fusion w osteotomies. Postop: normal Ebl: 650 ccCell saver: 300. Complications: none. Family thankful. Life is good!

Just finished the anterior posterior reconstruction for flat back on the 46 Yo woman from Ohio w Harrington rod fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis many years ago. She did great w surgery. Anterior took 2 hrs L45 and L5S1 ALIF. Posterior took 3 hrs 45 min. Ebl 1500Cell saver 620 ccBlood 1 unit prbc. Complications: […]