This morning we helped "LW", who is a delightful 14 yo girl with a 50 degreethoracolumbar scoliosis with severe trunk shift.Her surgery went from T5 down to L4 with thoracic and lumbar pediclesecrews.Her surgical time was exactly 180 minutes (3 hours)Estimated Blood Loss (EBL): 1100 ccCell Saver recycled: 650 ccEvoked Potenial: Normal sensory and motor […]

On Friday, I saw a delightful boy originally from India who is the adopted child of a wonderful family from Durham, NC. He has a 60 degree scoliosis, which has remained stable since last visit. We are hoping that he can gain some additional weight and size before having to fix the scoliosis. In the […]

I saw my good friend and retired physical therapist Janet back in clinic this past Friday. A year or so ago, I performed a  3 level anterior instrumentation, followed by posterior multilevel decompression, osteotomies and instrumentation for her. She had suffered for MANY years with her back, and was petrified of surgery.  Petrified.  Scared to […]

On Friday we saw a bunch of 1 year follow-ups. One of them was this gentleman, now 1 year status post a 2 level C56 C67 ACDF. He is doing great, still with complete relief of his arm pain. He has full motor strength, and sensation. He has returned to a very active lifestyle, including […]

On December 4th, I performed an anterior/posterior reconstruction for a 38 yo young lady from the coast of North Carolina. She had previous scoliosis surgery in 2004, but developed increasing low back pain. She does have a history of smoking, which can contribute to disc degeneration. I performed an anterior removal of her lower 2 […]