It was great to see Ashlyn and her mom and dad back for follow-up at Hey Clinic. Ashlyn had a severe scoliosis, and a severe seizure disorder which she has had since birth. I performed her surgery at WakeMed, here in Raleigh, given her severe seizure disorder and size to use their Pediatric Intensive Care […]
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Clinic on Wed and Friday this week. 15 yo twins with scoliosis.
We had 2 full clinics this week, on Wednesday and Friday, and saw many wonderful families. On Friday afternoon, I saw a delightful family with 15 yo twins, both with scoliosis, and one with cerebral palsy. Both of their curves were in the 30 degree range, and will need further follow-up. While both of these […]
Hey Clinic Wed Jan 22 afternoon surgery: 64 yo Virginia from Florida with adjacent level “failure” above fusion done 30+ years ago
Tuesday afternoon, we helped Virginia, who is a 64 yo woman, who came up to see us from Florida (near Sarasota), with severe back pain and trouble walking. She had a previous L4-S1 noninstrumented fusion done 30+ years ago, and had done well for many years. Over past few years, however, she developed increasing low […]
Hey Clinic Jan 22 Surgery: 17 yo Jillian with double curve scoliosis has corrective surgery with excellent correction
Jillian is a delightful, small-framed 17 yo girl with a severe double-curve scoliosis. On Tuesday, I performed a T5-L4 spinal reconstruction for her. Unlike 22 yo Ashley Monday, Jillian’s upper and lower curve were still nice and flexible. Her ribs were also fairly flexible. As a result, I was able to get a near 100% […]
Mon Jan 21 afternoon surgery: Revision surgery for broken rods in woman who had severe fall 10 months after scoliosis surgery. Developing better solutions for future scoliosis surgery through biomechanical research.
Monday afternoon we helped Mary, who I had corrected a huge scoliosis 10 months ago. She did very well until a month or so ago, when she took a very severe fall, falling down several stairs. She subsequently developed increasing back pain. Her X-Rays and CT confirm that she broke both of her rods near […]