This young boy with severe spastic quadriplegia and history of thoracic fractures did very well after kyphosis surgery several months ago, but then developed increased pain and deformity due to a compression fracture in his lumbar spine. I revised and extended his instrumentation and fusion down to the iliac wings bilaterally. His surgery went very […]
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Best Christmas Gift and a Happy New Year! A Thank You Letter to Dr. Hey, from Carolyn S., Alpharetta, Georgia, after corrective revision scoliosis an
Jan. 1, 2008 Dear Dr. Hey, This time last year, I had never heard of you or the Hey Clinic. One year later, if I were asked to list the very best Christmas gifts I have ever received, the gift of good posture would be at the top of that list. This most wonderful gift […]
Andrea comes back for postop kyphosis visit, and shares her kyphoscoliosis English Project
Andrea and her mom were back for postoperative follow-up for her kyphosis correction I performed for her. She has had other Blog entries earlier this year, with her dramatic change in posture, as well as quality of life as a teen-ager. She actually did a several month project for an English class that included a […]
30 yo woman with severe kyphoscoliosis. Hypo-kyphosis, Hyper-kyphosis.
I had seen this 30 yo woman years ago at Duke, and had recommended surgery, since she had documented progressive scoliosis, and had increasing pain. However, at that time she was not ready for surgery. Since then, she has had another child, her third, and her pain has gotten worse as well as her posture. […]
Heather, 12 yo scoliosis patient comes back for follow-up at Hey Clinic doing great. Inpatient Scoliosis Update.
Heather had her scoliosis surgery back on August 20th this year. She’s 12 years old, and had a severe double curve. Postoperatively, she did just great, and was able to start school 2 weeks after her surgery. Her posture is now excellent, and she is not having any significant pain, and is back to all […]