50 yo woman w flat back syndrome fixed today

Julia is 50 yo and had L3-5 instrumentation and fusion done elsewhere
now w severe flat back syndre and scoliosis w adjacent level spinal
stenosis above and below her old fusion. She also has Sjogren's
Syndrome which can lead to significant spinal destruction like
rheumatoid arthritis.

We fixed her spine today w anterior L5S1 Alif followed by posterior
osteotomies, laminectomies and extension instrumentation.

Total surgical time including the "flip" time was 5 hrs 10 min.

Complications: none
Ebl: 1000 cc.
Correction excellent
Patient had ok broken screw that we did not need to remove.

Our physician patient who had similar surgery Friday flew home to
Idaho yesterday w excellent relief and markedly improved posture. Our
50 yo scoliosis patient from Connecticut who had huge kyphoscoliosis
was discharged as well.

A good day!

Dr. Lloyd Hey
Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery

38 yo woman from New Mexico w adjacent level failure below old scoliosis fusion fixed today

L45 L5S1 TLIF w extension instrumentation and fusion.
No complications.
Surgical time: 4 hrs 0 min.

Dr. Lloyd Hey
Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery

18 yo woman w 65 degree Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) fixed this afternoon

Surgical time: 2 hr 58 min.
Complications: none.
blood transfused: none.
To regular private room w mom after surgery.

Dr. Lloyd Hey
Hey Clinic

53 yo woman w lumbar Spondylolisthesis and stenosis fixed today

L3-5 instrumentation and fusion w TLIF and laminectomies.

Surgical time: 2 hrs 10 min.
Ebl: 400
Blood transfused. None.
Complications: none.

Our 3 scoliosis and kyphosis inpatients from last week are heading out
of hospital -- one from Idaho, another from Connecticut, an a third
from Durham NC.

Dr. Lloyd Hey
Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery

Flatback and pseudarthrosis L5S1 fixed today

Anterior L5S1 ALIF cage fusion, posterior revision instrumentation
where he broke the strong cobalt chrome rods w active lifestyle during
first year after his original surgery.

Lordosis improved from 36 to 52 deg.

Alif very helpful for increasing lordosis and providing excellent
anterior column support.

He should be heading home out west early next week.

Dr. Lloyd Hey
Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery