Just finished helping a delightful 35 yo woman named “Katie”, who had a very severe double curve scoliosis. She has a 25 lb child, and has noticed progression of her deformity over past several years, but has always noticed her severe rib hump and lumbar hump. She did very well with surgery today. Surgical time: […]
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Surgery Today: 13 yo young man with severe Scheuermann’s Kyphosis
This morning we helped Hunter and his family.Hunter just recently turned 13, and has had increasing severe kyphosis.His X-Rays showed significant wedging of several thoracic vertebra, suggesting Scheuermann’s Kyphosis.This morning I restored Hunter’s original normal shape through a posterior instrumentation and fusion using cobalt chrome rods and thoracic pedicle screw instrumentation.His surgery took approximately three […]
Surgery Today: 13 yo young man with severe Scheuermann’s Kyphosis
This morning we helped Hunter and his family.Hunter just recently turned 13, and has had increasing severe kyphosis.His X-Rays showed significant wedging of several thoracic vertebra, suggesting Scheuermann’s Kyphosis.This morning I restored Hunter’s original normal shape through a posterior instrumentation and fusion using cobalt chrome rods and thoracic pedicle screw instrumentation.His surgery took approximately three […]
Interview w/ 12 yo adolescent 3 months after thoracolumbar scoliosis surgery back playing sports
_________Lloyd A. Hey, MD MSHey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine SurgeryRaleigh, NC USAhttp://www.heyclinic.comMember, Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)http://www.srs.org