I know nobody here is a doctor, but so many of you are obviously very well read and I feel it's simpler to ask questions here than bother my very busy surgeon.
After a spine is fully fused:
* is it impossible for osteoarthritis to set in, due to it being immobilised?
* can discs continue to deteriorate? I'm talking about the fused area.
* can the spine continue to rotate as opposed to curve?
* if there is no sciatica present after fusion, is it impossible to get sciatica at a later stage? In otherwords, can anything move or change to cause it?
Thanks in advance.
After a spine is fully fused:
* is it impossible for osteoarthritis to set in, due to it being immobilised?
* can discs continue to deteriorate? I'm talking about the fused area.
* can the spine continue to rotate as opposed to curve?
* if there is no sciatica present after fusion, is it impossible to get sciatica at a later stage? In otherwords, can anything move or change to cause it?
Thanks in advance.
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