Courtney is 14 and has a large double curve adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).Her mom asked for this team photo of all of us together in preop so fily and friends back home can see!! Just finished 14 yo scoliosis correction. We are about half way through out 9 scoliosis surgeries for this week. 2 adolescents […]
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18 yo young lady w painful thoracolumbar scoliosis fixed this afternoon.
Preop curve 32 degrees. Severe low back pain, failed conservative therapy including brace, physical therapy and medications. Fixed today T10-L3.Surgical time: 2 hrs 27 minutes.Complications. None.Ebl: 440 cc.Blood transfused: none.Correction: excellent.The skin crease she had under r rib cage was gone by end of surgery. Dr. Lloyd HeyHey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery.
17 yo Brittany gets way straight this am
Vacation is officially over. Had good break and great Fathers Day.This am we straightened up Brittany who was 60 degrees preop w her thoracolumbar curve e a huge trunk shift.Not any more! T5-L3 instrumentation and fusion.Ebl: 450 cc.Blood transfused: none.Complications: none.Correction: 100%.Surgical time: 2 hrs 30 min. It is good to be back w our […]
Re: Hey Day #6! — grateful adult scoliosis patient 6 years out from surgery doing great.
Lynn, That is awesome! Thanks for sharing! Happy Anniversary! Dr. Hey On 6/15/10 9:55 PM, "Lynn W” Hi Dr. Hey, I can’t let the day go by without saying hello and letting you know that I am celebrating my 6th anniversary since you performed the miracle surgery on my back. I am […]
Angela and her family, visiting us from Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
Every week at Hey Clinic, we get a chance to interact with families from all over the country, and sometimes overseas as well, which really keeps things interesting. I really enjoy learning more about where people are from. In the past couple of weeks, I have been in touch with folks from Greece who are […]