Just wondering about this... I thought that finishing a fusion at L5 was supposed to be a bad idea, and that it was usually recommended to go down to S1 if the fusion was going to be that long. Does anyone know if I misunderstood this? - or if this research could alter opinions on that?
On a different but slightly related note, do surgeons ever fuse one part of the spine, then leave disks intact for a few levels, and then fuse another bit lower down?? (I'm asking partly out of self-interest... I have a bad disk at L5-S1, and often wondered whether, if I got surgery for the scoliosis, I could get rid of the pain from that at the same time...)
Take care everyone. Laura
On a different but slightly related note, do surgeons ever fuse one part of the spine, then leave disks intact for a few levels, and then fuse another bit lower down?? (I'm asking partly out of self-interest... I have a bad disk at L5-S1, and often wondered whether, if I got surgery for the scoliosis, I could get rid of the pain from that at the same time...)
Take care everyone. Laura
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