Got a call just now form pt and his son. He is postop from recent ldf and fell last night and hit his wound on end table. It is slightly swollen and slightlyred but no drainage. Assessment: contusion. Unlikely disrupted hrdware which was his concern. Plan: Reassurance Ice Call if drainage Call mon and come […]
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Today’s surgery: spondylolisthesis w severe stenosis, quickly losing ability to walk
Quality of life horrible, and getting worse. Forced to use rolling walker over past couple of months. I met him and his wife and son yesterday for first time in clinic, doing all of the preop work over phone and email and mail. Surgery: L2-Iliac wing instumentation and fusion, L2-5 laminectomy. Surgical time: 3 hour […]
Todays’s surgery: 17 yo kyphosis correction. Intraoperative and Preoperative xrays showing excellent correction
Dr. Lloyd Hey Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine surgery http://www.heyclinic.com
3 hours later: the 17 yo girl’s kyphosis hump is gone!!!
It’s a whole new posture. This is her new side posture right after skin closure w head to left of picture. Compare this to preop photo in previous blog. She’s gonna stand up pretty and tall tomorrow. Surgical time: 3 hour 10 min. Fusion: T4-L2 w pedicle instrumentation. 2 Smith-Peterson osteotomies Blood transfused: none. Complications […]
This morning’ kyphosis surgery: prep and drape
Her severe kyphosis is still quite evident when lying face down under general anesthesia. We’ll check this posture again at end of surgery today. Dr. Lloyd Hey Hey clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery http://www.heyclinic.com