Yesterday I operated on a lovely young lady who had a 50 degree thoracolumbar scoliosis with severe imbalance. Today I did a complex spinal reconstruction on a 64 yo woman, who had a non-instrumented spinal fusion done 50 years ago, when she was 14, and now had severe collapse with an almost 90 degree kyphoscoliosis […]
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Hey Clinic Dec 17 07 AM Surgery: “LW”, 14 yo with severe scoliosis with R trunk shift. T5-L4 Instrumentation and Fusion with before and after photos.
This morning we helped "LW", who is a delightful 14 yo girl with a 50 degreethoracolumbar scoliosis with severe trunk shift.Her surgery went from T5 down to L4 with thoracic and lumbar pediclesecrews.Her surgical time was exactly 180 minutes (3 hours)Estimated Blood Loss (EBL): 1100 ccCell Saver recycled: 650 ccEvoked Potenial: Normal sensory and motor […]
7 yo boy with 60 degree scoliosis, clubfoot, and great desire to use digital cameras
On Friday, I saw a delightful boy originally from India who is the adopted child of a wonderful family from Durham, NC. He has a 60 degree scoliosis, which has remained stable since last visit. We are hoping that he can gain some additional weight and size before having to fix the scoliosis. In the […]
Happy HEY CLINIC Anniversary for Anterior/Posterior Reconstruction for Physical Therapist!
I saw my good friend and retired physical therapist Janet back in clinic this past Friday. A year or so ago, I performed a 3 level anterior instrumentation, followed by posterior multilevel decompression, osteotomies and instrumentation for her. She had suffered for MANY years with her back, and was petrified of surgery. Petrified. Scared to […]
Happy 1 year Anniversary for 2 level ACDF: Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
On Friday we saw a bunch of 1 year follow-ups. One of them was this gentleman, now 1 year status post a 2 level C56 C67 ACDF. He is doing great, still with complete relief of his arm pain. He has full motor strength, and sensation. He has returned to a very active lifestyle, including […]