Saw MD yesterday in clinic who had referred a 50 Yo patient w post-polio syndrome w severe scoliosis and severe pain. Was seen at an academic medical center by spine surgeon who told patient "you are too old for scoliosis surgery!". She continues to suffer. This patient below had kyphoscoliosis surgery this morning. She is […]

Double curve also w 66 degrees of kyphosis.T3-L3 instrumentation and fusion w OsteotomiesSurgical time: 3 hrs 12 min Complications: noneEbl: 350 ccBlood transfused: none. Correction: very good.

Friday was busy in clinic as usual, with lots of smiles and happy reunions with our guests, including many of our adolescent and young adults back for follow-up after scoliosis and/or kyphosis surgery. Taylor, one of our teenage postop scoliosis guests told her mom that she wanted to give me a “BIG HUG” when she […]

My PA Jenny and I received this nice picture from Carol, who  I saw recently after her scoliosis surgery doing quite well playing tennis and travelling again. Many patients have told me that the thoracolumbar iliac wing instrumentation we frequently use for adult scoliosis reconstruction looks like the Eiffel Tower! Dr. Lloyd Hey Hey Clinic […]

Ebl: 250 ccSurgical time: 2 hr 45 min. Procedure: T3-L3 instrumentation and fusion with Smith-Peterson Osteotomies. Postop location: PACU for 90 minutes then to private large Orthopaedic room for his whole family. Duke Raleigh Hospital. Correction: very nice. Bradley and his folks will be psyched.