Yesterday I received this note from a patient today, who had a failed microsurgery laminectomy performed elsewhere several months ago, and had severe postoperative pain and leg weakness. A week ago yesterday, I performed a 2 level revision decompression and fusion, here at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Intra-operatively, it was interesting to see that the amount […]

We moved up Rick’s microdiscectomy surgery to yesterday, since he just could not take the pain any longer. He tried an epidural injection, but it did not give him any relief. He works as an attorney, and the pain is making work and family life very unbearable. As shown in attached photographs, he had a […]

Breanna did very well with her scoliosis surgery today. Her estimated blood loss (EBL) was 325 cc. Surgical time was 3 hours 45 minutes. Levels fused:  T5-L3. Correction:  More than 90%. Evoked Potential Motor and Sensory:  Actually improved with scoliosis correction. Technique:  thoracic and lumbar pedicle screws. Breanna was resting comfortably this evening with her […]

Valerie, a young lady who just turned 13 years old a few days ago, is now a little more than 48 hours after the adolescent scoliosis surgical correction we performed for her Monday. She has been up walking the halls, wearing her pajamas and T-shirts, and visiting with family and friends.  She has been able […]

After helping Valerie who just turned 13 this morning, this afternoon we helped Duane (age 72!) , who has extreme difficulty walking, due to  multilevel lumbar scoliosis, flat back syndrome, and severe spinal stenosis.  The combination of his Parkinson’s disease with these spinal problems has really made it tough for him to get around, with […]