Monday, August 11, 2008

Last Monday's Scoliosis Surgery: 17 Hannah's 80 degree Double Curve

Hannah is a 17 yo girl who developed progressive back pain.
Her initial back X-Ray shows 80 degree double curve scoliosis.
I corrected her deformity a week ago today.  She had extremely severe double curves with a lot of vertebral body rotation, and stiff curves which required multiple osteotomies.
She got a nice correction, and is in good balance.
Surgery was approximately 6 hours.
Postoperatively she did very well, and went home Friday.

Get well soon, Hannah!

Lloyd A. Hey MD MS

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