T5-T12 instrumentation and fusion Surgical time 2 h 20 min EBL: 450 Complications: none. Correction: excellent Blood transfused: none. The lower curve, which was fairlly large preop corrected and derotated very well on bending films, allowing me to do shorter fusion. Morning rounds this morning: I asked young lady who had her surgery yesterday how […]

Notice the lateral and anterolisthesis at L34 and L45 respectively, along w degenerative scoliosis. Very tight stenosis L34 and L45. This 75 yo could barely walk w severe bilat progressive leg pain and spinal claudication. Intraop, found spine to be very unstable at L34 and L45 w severe stenosis which I relieved. Proc: L3-S1-Iliac instrumentation […]

In preop this morning, our 17 yo young lady w adolescent idiopathic scoliosis’ answer: "As straight as possible!!" Mission accomplished this morning. T5-L3 instrumentation and fusion. Surgical time: 2 hour 32 min. EBL: 350 cc Cell saver returned: 120 cc. Blood transfused: none. Complications: none. Correction: excellent. Dr. Lloyd Hey Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and […]

65 yo woman w excruciating L leg pain preop. Procedure: L45 revision decompression laminectomy w instrumentation and fusion. Surgical time:  1 hour 50 min. EBL: 150 cc. Complications: none. Dr. Lloyd Hey Hey clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery http://www.heyclinic.com

T5-L2 instrumentation and fusion. Surgical time: 3 hrs 19 min. EBL: 600 cc. Cell saver: 245 cc. Correction: excellent, over 90 per cent. Complications: none. Dr. Lloyd Hey Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery http://www.heyclinic.com