Lumbar Fusion in Beaumont, TX

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Get the Relief from chronic Back and Neck Pain
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Lumbar fusion surgery
Lumbar fusion surgery is used to permanently join
multiple vertebrae in your spine,
thus eliminating movement between them. The
fusion process involves techniques that are
designed to act like the normal process when a
broken bone heals. During fusion, the surgeon
will place a bone-like material between the space
of the two vertebrae in the spine. Screws, rods
and metal plates can be used to help hold the
vertebrae together, which allows them to heal
into a single unit. Since spinal fusion surgery
will make parts of the spine immobile, it can
alter the way the spine moves. This places
additional strain and stress on the vertebrae
both above and below the part that is fused,
which can increase the rate of degeneration in
those areas.
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Lumbar Fusion Why Its Done
Fusion will permanently connect multiple
vertebrae in the spine to help improve your
stability, reduce pain and correct any
deformities. The doctor might also recommend
spinal fusion for treating the following types of
problems ? Broken Vertebrae ? Spine
Deformities ? Spinal Instability or Weakness ?
Spondylolisthesis ? Herniate Disc ? Chronic
Pain in the Lower Back
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Results from the Procedure
Lumbar fusion is often an effective means of
treating fractures, spinal instability and spinal
deformity. It can be difficult to determine what
the exact cause of the pain is, even when a bone
spur or herniated disc shows on the x-rays. Many
individuals have an x-ray that shows back
problems of some sort, but they never had any
pain. Pain isnt always associated with the
problem that was revealed on your scans. Even
when you find relief from the fusion procedure,
you might end up with more pain down the line.
Immobilizing a portion of the spine will place
added strain and stress on the areas surrounding
the fused part. This can increase at a steady
rate while those parts of the spine are
degenerating, so you might have to go through
additional surgery later on down the line.
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