Lumbar Fusion Rehabilitation
Indications[edit | edit source]
-Severe, disabling back or leg pain. -Posttraumatic cases of segmental instability or potential neurologic injury -Degenerative spinal pathology.
- Patients who cannot manage their pain with conservative measures and have demonstrable, concordant pathology on diagnostic testing may benefit from lumbar arthrodesis.
Degenerative cascade
Diagnosis:
Types of lumbar fusion:
Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion