Spinal Fusion
Spinal fusion surgery comes in many forms: lumbar spinal fusion, cervical spinal fusion, and PLIFs just to name a few. They are all designed to help limit pain caused by the joints, though each surgery is different depending on whether you are trying to treat degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis, or another condition. Knowing your spinal fusion options can go a long way toward alleviating your back pain.
From 1 to 4 weeks after lumbar spinal fusion surgery, patients must continue with keeping the incision site clean, walking more often, and eventually transitioning to weaker pain medications.
Spinal Fusion: A Quick History
Spine Fusion Indications
Spine Fusion Instrumentation
The role of spine fusion instrumentation like pedicle screws, anterior interbody cages and posterior lumbar cages is to provide additional spinal stability and help the fusion set up.
Spine Fusion Post-Operative Care
The most common risk of any of the modern spine fusion surgery techniques is the failure to relieve lower back pain symptoms following the surgery.