Hello fellow scolis,
I'm hoping someone might give me insight into the results of a CT scan I recently had. I'm going to see my surgeon for a follow-up in a few weeks, but I'm impatiently trying a bit to decipher the results ahead of time.
Just as background - I've had a bad nerve pain for three years since my fusion. After trying many different avenues, including a ton of PT, I started to become more and more convinced it was my hardware that was irritating me. I have very small pedicles and it was hard for my surgeon to place the screws in. However, he said the x-rays looked fine and wasn't sure that was they were the cause. He ordered a new MRI and CT scan to check it out. I finally agreed to the CT scan after holding off for a couple years.
Anyways, my CT scan says that my pedicle screws are broaching the medial cortex of the pedicle at several levels. Does anyone know if this means they could be near the nerve root and causing irritation or is this normal?
Maybe Linda you would have some insight?
Thanks in advance!
I'm hoping someone might give me insight into the results of a CT scan I recently had. I'm going to see my surgeon for a follow-up in a few weeks, but I'm impatiently trying a bit to decipher the results ahead of time.
Just as background - I've had a bad nerve pain for three years since my fusion. After trying many different avenues, including a ton of PT, I started to become more and more convinced it was my hardware that was irritating me. I have very small pedicles and it was hard for my surgeon to place the screws in. However, he said the x-rays looked fine and wasn't sure that was they were the cause. He ordered a new MRI and CT scan to check it out. I finally agreed to the CT scan after holding off for a couple years.
Anyways, my CT scan says that my pedicle screws are broaching the medial cortex of the pedicle at several levels. Does anyone know if this means they could be near the nerve root and causing irritation or is this normal?
Maybe Linda you would have some insight?
Thanks in advance!
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