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