Patricia had L2-S1 instrumentation and fusion done 10 yrs ago, and now has terrible spinal claudication and back and leg pain with severe degeneration, spondylolisthesis and stenosis above her old fusion. This morning I helped her by decompressing the compressed nerves, and stabilizing the spine 3 levels above the old fusion with instrumentation and bone […]
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome as cause for back pain. New Diagnosis from a grateful patient.
Email received yesterday to Hey Clinic PA Brittany, and physical therapist Rob, from “Mare”: Hey Rob and Brittany, I just returned from my appointment with Dr. Evans (UNC geneticist) and he confirmed that I do have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, type 3 (hypermobile). First, I want to thank Brittany for taking my concerns seriously and being […]
Jan 3 2008 Hey Clinic Surgery: 28 yo woman with 43 degree painful progressive scoliosis
Vera has had 3 children, with progressive back pain and noticable “shift” in her posture to the side over past 10 years. She had 43 degree mostly lumbar curve. Today, she had her curve corrected nearly 100% with a T11-L5 instrumentation and fusion with L45 TLIF. Her surgery took approximately 3 hours. Her estimated blood […]
Jan 2 2008 Hey Clinic Surgery (PM Case): 61 yo executive from Tennessee with severe myelopathy with severe thoracic stenosis, with falls, clumsiness and weakness
This gentleman had several month history of progressive lower extremity weakness and numbness and clumsiness, with falls. This began after doing a lot of lifting when moving to new home on a golf course. His MRI and CT scan showed severe stenosis T89 and T9-T10, mostly from posterior ligamentous and facet hypertrophy, and some disc […]
Jan 2 2007 Hey Clinic Surgery: 65 yo woman with severe back and leg pain, trouble walking with degenerative scoliosis, spondyolisthesis and stenosis
This woman had severe progressive difficulties standing and walking with a collapsing lumbar scoliosis and stenosis. She did very well with her surgery yesterday, with almost immediate relief of her severe sciatica in L leg postoperatively. Her surgery took a little over 3 hours, with 3 level laminectomy, and T12-Iliac Wing instrumentation and fusion. She […]