Hi everyone -
I used to frequent these boards while preparing for my first surgery back in 2006. I don't see a lot of familiar names anymore so maybe I should take a moment to reintroduce myself. My name is Brandi and I had A/P spinal fusion surgery and a laminectomy in May '06 (as outlined in my signature). Recovery was full of ups and downs but all in all I recovered from surgery pretty well. Unfortunately, I have a fixed sagittal imbalance (flatback) and have made the decision to have revision surgery on February 5, 2009. I met with my surgeon, Dr. William Lauerman, at Georgetown Univ. Hosp. yesterday and he explained that he would do a pedicle subtraction osteotomy (not sure at which levels) and would extend the fusion up to T-11 or T-12. I would be very interested in hearing from anyone who has had this procedure before and would love to hear your story, what to generally expect, etc. He also told me that this would be a posterior only procedure, which I was happy to hear. But, after doing some reading and research, it would appear that most osteotomies for flatback correction are done A/P. Could someone explain why he would only operate posteriorly?
Thanks for reading.
I used to frequent these boards while preparing for my first surgery back in 2006. I don't see a lot of familiar names anymore so maybe I should take a moment to reintroduce myself. My name is Brandi and I had A/P spinal fusion surgery and a laminectomy in May '06 (as outlined in my signature). Recovery was full of ups and downs but all in all I recovered from surgery pretty well. Unfortunately, I have a fixed sagittal imbalance (flatback) and have made the decision to have revision surgery on February 5, 2009. I met with my surgeon, Dr. William Lauerman, at Georgetown Univ. Hosp. yesterday and he explained that he would do a pedicle subtraction osteotomy (not sure at which levels) and would extend the fusion up to T-11 or T-12. I would be very interested in hearing from anyone who has had this procedure before and would love to hear your story, what to generally expect, etc. He also told me that this would be a posterior only procedure, which I was happy to hear. But, after doing some reading and research, it would appear that most osteotomies for flatback correction are done A/P. Could someone explain why he would only operate posteriorly?
Thanks for reading.
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