T12-iliac wing instrum and fusion w multilevel lumbar osteotomies. She did well, and will be going to ortho floor to be w her husband. Up and around tomorrow. It is a little unusual for scoliosis t collapse below fusions down to L1, but it still can happen. More modern instrumentation combined w earlier intervention can […]
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60 yo w progressive scoliosis and spondylolysis fixed today
Back from SRS today, and helped this woman get her scoli straightened up. Did well. Surgical time 6 hour 10 min. Complic. None. EBL: 1200 cc. Its good to be back!! Dr. Lloyd Hey Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery http://www.heyclinic.com Dr. Lloydf Hey
Wonderful dinner w Dr. Wayne Cheng, one of my previous Duke Spine Fellows
Had a really blessed evening last night w Dr. Wayne Cheng, one of my Duke Spine Fellows. He has been on faculty at Loma Linda in California now for 8 years serving as a spine surgeon including deformity/scoliosis surgery. He also has a wonderful family. He is here at the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) meeting […]
Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)
I just arrived for our annual SRS meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Will be here for the next several days. SRS has been around since 1966, and is a wonderful community of scoliosis / spinal deformity surgeons from around the world committed to improving care through research and learning together. Several of my mentors, including […]
“Back to My Old Self” standing 3 inches taller today, taller than his wife again less than 24 hours after flat back surgery correction.
I stopped by to see Erik and his wife from Kentucky this afternoon in their private hospital room here at Duke Raleigh Hospital, where he has been since being transferred from PACU yesterday afternoon (no ICU needed). Yesterday, I performed the flat back syndrome anterior/posterior (A/P) reconstruction for him, and I wanted to see how […]