Anterior L5S1 ALIF cage fusion, posterior revision instrumentation where he broke the strong cobalt chrome rods w active lifestyle during first year after his original surgery. Lordosis improved from 36 to 52 deg. Alif very helpful for increasing lordosis and providing excellent anterior column support. He should be heading home out west early next week. […]
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Big hug from Bennie postop
He's doing great and is going fishing tomorrow.Here today w his PA Jenny. Dr. Lloyd HeyHey clinic for scoliosis and spine surgery
Re: ltr of compliment
Chuck, Wow! Thanks for taking the time to share your positive experience @ Hey Clinic with all of us. I’ll pass it along to Brittany and the rest of our wonderful staff. We do work very hard together as a team to constantly improve the care we deliver with compassionate care combined with the latest […]
49 yo woman from Connecticut w severe kyphoscoliosis fixed today
Severe progressive back pain and deformity. 64/53 deg scoli curves w severe lumbar collapse. 87 degree kyphosis.Surgical time: 6 hrs 30 min.Complications: none.T4-iliac wing instrumentation and fusion w osteomies.Blood transfused: 2 units.Complications: none. A great day. She will Love her new posture. The huge humps are gone! Dr. Lloyd HeyHey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine […]
Getting best possible correction for scoliosis and spine surgery. Good question from Liz.
Liz, That is a good article, but kinda old — really was addressing a couple different ways of getting correction with CD system with hooks. There are basically 10 things that you can do to enhance and/or improve scoliosis and kyphosis correction in adolescents or adults: Use screws rather than hooks for whole construct. Screws […]