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Multilevel spinal fusion for lumbar degenerative disc diseaseMultilevel fusion as a primary treatment for low back pain from degenerated discs is a controversial topic in spine medicine. Only rarely is a two level fusion indicated, and lumbar spine fusion for three or more levels of the low back as a primary treatment for back pain is very rarely, if ever, recommended.
Fusion of the spine refers to removing motion around or through a disc space by creating a bone bridge from one vertebra to the next. Fusion can be accomplished through several ways.
In some cases, both interbody and posterior fusions are performed at the same time. Each type of spinal fusion has specific indications as well as specific risks and benefits. Read more...
By: Jeffrey M. Spivak, MD
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Ten Reasons You Should Run from Your Surgeon
Read this before selecting a surgeon to operate on your back.
Doctor is in: "I had back surgery in 1996 for a herniated disk at the L5-S1 position. Two years later, I had a severe episode of pain in my right calf and the right side of my right foot. The same severe symptoms returned a year later, and they have returned a third time this year. I have been in considerable discomfort for the last 3 months, and I have "twitching" of the muscles on my right calf when I am at rest." Read a physician’s response to this spinal fusion question...
Message board: "I had my fusion last Thursday, and I'm sitting, typing, waiting for the pain pill to work ... Do you folks think it's necessary to get a shower chair?"
Read this before selecting a surgeon to operate on your back.
Doctor is in: "I had back surgery in 1996 for a herniated disk at the L5-S1 position. Two years later, I had a severe episode of pain in my right calf and the right side of my right foot. The same severe symptoms returned a year later, and they have returned a third time this year. I have been in considerable discomfort for the last 3 months, and I have "twitching" of the muscles on my right calf when I am at rest." Read a physician’s response to this spinal fusion question...
Message board: "I had my fusion last Thursday, and I'm sitting, typing, waiting for the pain pill to work ... Do you folks think it's necessary to get a shower chair?"
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