Wednesday, September 2, 2009

72 yo practicing pediatrician fixed this morning w spondylolisthesis and stenosis

Our 48 yo physician from Michigan is doing very well after kyphosis surgery yesterday.
Today we helped this very active practicing pediatrician who had woesening quality of life w L45 spondylolisthesis and stenosis.

His surgery went great today w L3-5 decompression and fusion w instrumentation.
Surgical time: 2 hour 15 min.
EBL: 550.
Complic: none

This is our third physician/dentist over this past week.

Dr. Lloyd Hey
Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery
http://www.heyclinic.com

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

48 yo physician from Michigan w over 80 degree painful kyphosis fixed today

Has had severe progressive low back pain w hyperlordosis compensating for kyphosis above. I have had other patients, including woman from Chicago who had severe neck pain fixed by correcting the thoracic kyphosis, allowing the neck to go back to a more normal posture.

Surgery today: T3-L2 instrumentation and fusion, 4 posterior Smith Peterson osteotomies.
Surgical time: 3 hour 15 min.
EBL: 900
Blood transfused: none.
Complications: none.
Correction: excellent.

Dr. Lloyd Hey
Hey Cinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery
http://www.heyclinic.com