From: FB Date: December 17, 2008 4:49:59 PM EST To: DR. HEY Subject: thanTo the Hey Clinic,ks/happy holidays To the Hey Clinic, The receptionists, you’re super The office staff you’re great The physicians assistants, outstanding The surgeon, simply the best The entire clinic really caring about their patients… PRICELESS. Thanks to all at clinic; HAPPY […]
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Fwd: Update. Adult scoliosis surgery 10 years ago. Long term success a quuality of life.
————- Lloyd A. Hey, MD MS Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery Raleigh, NC USA http://www.heyclinic.com Begin forwarded message: From: Jane <@nc.rr.com>Date: December 12, 2008 2:07:37 PM ESTTo: dr. HeySubject: Update My dear, dear Dr. Hey: Ten years ago, on December 23, 1998, I entered the post op of Duke Medical Center with fear […]
Today’s Hey Clinic Scoliosis Surgery #2: 12 yo with thoracolumbar scoliosis
My second surgery today was a 12 yo girl, who had a progressive scoliosis and a large R rib hump. She had a large compensatory lumbar curve that corrected very well with bending films. We subsequently were able to correct her upper curve while sparing her lumbar spine for motion and activities. Her surgery went […]
Hey Clinic Scoliosis Surgery Mon Dec 15 2008: 20 yo with severe thoracolumbar curve
This morning we helped John, a 20 yo tall college student who had a severe kyphoscoliosis with a 55 degree thoracolumbar curve, and severe hypokyphosis with actually thoracolumbar lordosis. This hypokyphosis causes his chest to look “sunken in”, which also causes decreased lung volumes. His surgery today went quite well, but was more difficult due […]
22 yo young lady with painful progressive double curve scoliosis fixed today with neear 100% correction!
Today we helped Alex, a 22 yo woman who I have followed for a couple years with her painful double curve scoliosis. She has spent the past 18 months in Sudan, Africa, and the pain has really gotten bad in the low back area. Today I fixed her upper and lower curve T5-L3 at Duke […]