L45 spondylolistheis and lumbar spinal stenosis fixed this am

Had severe back and leg pain.
Fixed w L45 decompression and Fusion w TLIF.
No complications.
Very athletic former marine should be back to better quality of life shortly.
Home from Duke Raleigh hospital tomorrow.

Did 2 big scoliosis surgeries yesterday: T10-iliac wing extension decompression and fusion for a gentleman w progressive thoracic myelopathy. Second patient was young lady in 40's w progressive very painful Thoracolumbar scoliosis fixed w T5-Iliac wing instrumentation and fusion w TLIF. Her surgery was 4 hours. First surgery yesterday was 5 hours w tough 7 level lamimectomy, including complex revision laminectomy through old noninstrumented fusion. Whew. Long day. Got home about 9:30 pm. Both of those patients are doing well this am w woman who had scoliosis telling mr her severe leg pain she used to have all night was gone! Her husband, a surgeon, stayed w her in private room last night.

Today's surgery: failed spinal cord stimulator w degenerative scoliosis and previous laminectomies

If you are considering spinal cord stimulator or morphine pump and you have scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis and possible spinal stenosis, it is helpful sometimes to get second or third opinions from someone who does complex spinal revision surgeries and deformity.

This woman ha previous laminectomies w ongoing back an leg pain w trouble walking. She ten got stimulator which didn't help at all.

Today we removed the stimulator, did complex 4 level revision laminectomy and T12-iliac wing instrumentation and fusion.

Surgical time: 2 hrs 55 minutes.
Ebl: 1400 cc.
Blood transfused: none.
Cell saver returned: 565 cc
Complications: none.

Adjacent level failure w Spondylolisthesis and lumbar stenosis fixed this afternoon

Removal of Steffee Plates, L3-S1 extension fusion w L3 laminectomy.

Surgical time: 2 hours 05 min.
Ebl: 650 cc
Blood transfused: none.

Dr. Lloyd Hey
Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spone Surgery

Presto Chango!

This is the "after" xray from this morning.
Surgical time: 2 hrs 45 min.
Complications: none.
T11-ilia wing instrumentation and fusion w osteotomies and laminectomies.
Excellent correction of lordosis and scoliosis.
Ebl: 600 cc
Blood transfused: none.

Good Monday morning!!

Dr. Lloyd Hey
Hey Clinic

This morning's challenge

Severe back and leg pain with trouble walking.

Dr. Lloyd Hey
Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery