This technique is being used for stand alone fusions, spondylolisthesis and degenerate scoliosis. Previously more extensive surgery and different approaches meant that many patients were not fit enough to undergo fusion. The L5/S1 space can be fused anteriorly using the Transaxial ALIF approach (...
Answered all questions, was available and is brilliant. Response from the owner:Thanks Payton. Call it work comp, or workers comp, or workman's compensation, it's all the same. A current battle with a work comp insurer concerns "natural consequences." My client had a L5-S1 fusion under ...
What is the treatment for severe foraminal stenosis l5 s1? Conservative treatment includesmedication, rehabilitation, and spinal nerve block. Surgery should be considered when the pathology is refractory to conservative treatment and requires direct decompression of the exiting nerve root, including the ...
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I would rather just have surgery then take a shot that lasts for only two days. I need something more permanent. Along with grade 1 anterolisthesis of L5, over S1 is present with associated chronic bilateral spondylolysis of L5. The L5-S1 disc space demonstrates mild flattening with ...
The article is informative. I would like to know what type of surgery is done to alleviate acute pain caused due to chronic spodylosis and whether one can can get a permanent cure after the surgery. Byanon60534— On Jan 14, 2010
If the disc herniation occurs in the L5/S1 region, then pain is usually felt down the back of the leg, sometimes till the foot (sciatica). If the disc herniation occurs in the L4/L5 region, then pain may be felt on the external part of the leg and downwards into the shin or on ...
A retrospective review of his intraoperative CT demonstrated the intrathecal air at L5-S1 interlaminar space that was missed on evaluation during surgery. The second case describes a 68-year-old female who was treated with a successful T4 to pelvis instrumentation and fusion with vertebral column ...
Please answer me as soon as possible as I am very very worried about what is happening. I should also note that I had a fusion in my neck (c5-c6) and a small plate was implanted. But why am I having these symptoms on my right side? Thanks so much for any information you can pro...
I had spinal fusion surgery in November of 2006 and when I came out of the surgery my right foot and leg was numb and now I have foot drop. The surgeon did MRI and EMG and they said they could not find anything wrong so why do I have foot drop. ...