Preop curve 32 degrees. Severe low back pain, failed conservative therapy including brace, physical therapy and medications. Fixed today T10-L3.Surgical time: 2 hrs 27 minutes.Complications. None.Ebl: 440 cc.Blood transfused: none.Correction: excellent.The skin crease she had under r rib cage was gone by end of surgery. Dr. Lloyd HeyHey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery.
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17 yo Brittany gets way straight this am
Vacation is officially over. Had good break and great Fathers Day.This am we straightened up Brittany who was 60 degrees preop w her thoracolumbar curve e a huge trunk shift.Not any more! T5-L3 instrumentation and fusion.Ebl: 450 cc.Blood transfused: none.Complications: none.Correction: 100%.Surgical time: 2 hrs 30 min. It is good to be back w our […]
Re: Hey Day #6! — grateful adult scoliosis patient 6 years out from surgery doing great.
Lynn, That is awesome! Thanks for sharing! Happy Anniversary! Dr. Hey On 6/15/10 9:55 PM, "Lynn W” Hi Dr. Hey, I can’t let the day go by without saying hello and letting you know that I am celebrating my 6th anniversary since you performed the miracle surgery on my back. I am […]
Angela and her family, visiting us from Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
Every week at Hey Clinic, we get a chance to interact with families from all over the country, and sometimes overseas as well, which really keeps things interesting. I really enjoy learning more about where people are from. In the past couple of weeks, I have been in touch with folks from Greece who are […]
Kayla’s 6 week follow-up visit after correcting 90 degree R AIS scoliosis. 3 inches Taller!
We saw Kayla and her family for follow-up this past week, and she looked awesome! She had a very nasty 90 degree scoliosis which we were able to get an excellent correction using a powerful double rod Pursuader Technique. In Clinic, her posture and incision looked great. She gained 3 inches in height! Her trunk […]