54 YO man w collapsing 32 degree lumbar scoliosis with disc herniations and severe stenosis. Did well this am w T11-iliac wing instrumentation and fusion w TLIF at L23 and L5S1. Very good correction. Ebl 900. Cell saver: 360Blood transfused: none. Surgical time: 4 hours and a few minutes. Room aura: very good. Dan updated […]

Got this nice and funny thank you note from Breanna recently. She thanks us for making her straight, and let us know that both she and her stuffed bear she calls "Captain Crook" appreciated our prayers. At the end of her note she says "PS: I am a screwed up kid. Tee Hee! — which […]

Bonnie had adult idiopathic scoliosis surgery with us several years ago, and has been looking and feeling great.   She then brought her mom in who was really suffering with severe collapsing adult scoliosis, stenosis and spondylolisthesis. Her mom is now recovering well, and Bonnie sent this note with a couple of pictures of her […]

On Mar 18, 2011, at 6:31 PM, "Craig&Susan" <@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Dr. Hey, > > What a pleasure it was to speak with you and your wonderful staff today. Halle, her Mom and I just read your blog. Halle was positively giddy and talked about how nice you were. You may have convinced a little […]

This is a question we get asked a lot.  In general, using modern surgical and instrumentation techniques, we are able to get our patients back to sports fairly quickly. Here’s a nice note that we got from Maria’s mom, sharing some good news with us.  Maria and her mom gave their permission today to share […]