One of the questions many of our athletic younger patients ask us is this:  "Can I return to an active, athletic outdoor lifestyle and sports after scoliosis / kyphosis deformity surgery?"Well, I received nice email below a couple weeks ago...

Ashley has been suffering with back pain for several years with her progressive Scheuermann's Kyphosis, which progressed to 78 degrees recently.  It also was having a huge effect on her posture.  After being followed at Hey Clinic for a while...

T4-L1 instrumentation and fusion w posterior apical osteotomies. Surgical time: approx 3 hrs. Complications : none. Ebl: 250 cc Cell saver 120 cc Correction: nice. Hump is gone! Little Quinna recovering well over WakeMed postop day 2. Dr. Lloyd Hey...

We've been following this wonderful young lady and her family for past couple years with rapidly progressive early onset scoliosis.This morning, we got her straightened up.  Treatment options considered included growing rod, Shilla Technique vs. definitive instrumentation and fusion.  After...

Well I'm back to work after being off for a week for a little break, and also to attend and present at the annual Piedmont Orthopedic Society Meeting held down in Florida this past week.  It is good to be...