On morning rounds today, I saw our postop woman in her 40’s who had the big thoracic scoliosis that we fixed on Monday. She is doing very well this morning. She stopped me as I was about to leave and told me the following story: When she was 12 years old, she knew that she […]
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27 yo woman from Philadelphia with 80 degree preop Scheuermann’s Kyphosis now straight
Just finished Amanda’s surgery, and she did great. She’s a 27 yo woman from Philadelphia, PA with painful kyphosis greatly affecting her quality of life for many years. Her surgery today went great. T3-L3 instrumentation and fusion.Estimated Blood Loss: 400 cc. Cell saver 110 cc. Blood Transfused: None.Complications: None.Correction: really nice.Surgical time: 3 hrs 20 […]
26 yo young lady from Philadelphia w painful 80 degree kyphosis to be fixed today
This young lady has suffered with severe Scheuermann's Kyphosis since teenage years. Greatly affects quality of life and posture. Surgery to start shortly. Dr. Lloyd Hey — http://www.heyclinic.com
Like Son Like Mother!
This young lady in her 40's has had back pain related to her scoliosis and curve progression as an adult. I did scoliosis for her teenager a few years ago. Now it's mom's turn to get straight! Surgery very well. Family wanted me to post this right away for friends and family near and far. […]
Spine Surgeon On Vacation and Treating Serious Fishermen with Spine Problems!
Well, for the first time in many years, I actually took a two week vacation. Although the weather was a bit on the rainy side, it was really nice to have some time with family and friends, and get some time outdoors. The first week, I got a bunch of projects done around the house, […]