A 42-year-old male asked:

Extensive back surgery because of a t11 burst fracture in 2005..including instrumentation...past year several pulled muscles in that area. worried?

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Dr. Allan Levineanswered

Orthopedic Surgery 44 years experience

Probably not, but...: If pain persisting, you probably should return to your surgeon for follow up x-rays

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A 31-year-old female asked:

2015 I fell from a height & suffered a l4 burst compression fracture,had surgery for fixation rod & 4 Screws l4 l5,will pregnancy cause damage & pain?

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A 27-year-old female asked:

I have talus displaced fracture. Should i be worried if i still have extensive bruising up my calf 1 week after orif surgery?

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A 40-year-old male asked:

26 years ago, asis fracture.After recent pain recurrance MRI shows i need surgery to fix.Is it extensive surgery to fix?Is recovery long?

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A 20-year-old male asked:

Hi I had elbow fracture 3 years back. I had steel plate kept in the surgery. It's been 3 years I haven't removed the plate. I wanted to know if there.

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A 49-year-old female asked:

Can you recommend anything other than surgery? I began having lower back pain 6 yrs ago, ended up having 3 injections for fractured facets, arthritic changes and 2 bulging discs. 2 years ago, i had another 3 injections for the same problem. The dr told me

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