I've just done a search here and nothing came up when I typed in the word "percutaneous".
My surgery is scheduled for Monday, December 7th. I will be having rods added from T5 to L3. My doctor wants to try to insert the rods percutaneously. He says instead of one big incision down the middle of my back, he will make multiple small incisions slightly to the sides of my original back surgery scar. He says this should make recovery easier, and reduce the risk of infection.
I'm wondering if anyone else has had rod insertion done this way?
My surgery is scheduled for Monday, December 7th. I will be having rods added from T5 to L3. My doctor wants to try to insert the rods percutaneously. He says instead of one big incision down the middle of my back, he will make multiple small incisions slightly to the sides of my original back surgery scar. He says this should make recovery easier, and reduce the risk of infection.
I'm wondering if anyone else has had rod insertion done this way?
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