how long must i restrict activity after discectomy with fusion?

Question

How long should an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery take to complete in hours and minutes?

Answer 1

Recovery: The less invasive surgery is, the faster the recovery and the less chance of complications.

Answer 2

Depends: Artificial disc replacement can be done for cervical and lumbar conditions. Revision surgery in the cervical spine to either add a fusion or convert the replacement to a fusion is effective, with minimal added surgical risk. Such procedures in the lumbar spine, depending on the implant used and the level(s) treated, can carry significant added surgical risks. Discuss with your surgeon.

Answer 3

No revision anterior: Safer if the fusion was done from the back. Reoperating on the front of the spine can be fatal scarring of vessels on the front of spine makes moving out of the way to protect fraught with hazards. Revision anterior spine work is risky. Long term outcomes of hybrid costructs fusion relacemen togther are not well worked out.

Answer 4

Depends: In general people can resume most activities almost immediately. I usually tell people to limit heavy lifting, bending, twisting for about a month to let the soft tissues (skin, muscle) heal. Ask your surgeon for specific restrictions; if there was a large hole in the outer disk, more time for healing may be needed.

Answer 5

For a lumbar : Procedure it would ideally be at least 12 weeks after surgery assuming no residual pain symptoms.

Answer 6

Weakness, pain: Usually when the disk presses on a nerve root causing either significant pain -sciatica, or weakness in the leg.

Answer 7

When a 10 percenter: Only 10% of disc herniations require surgery. 1% have an emergency situation when involving bowel/ bladder control or there is a progressive weakness in a major muscle group. Otherwise, if after 12 weeks of nonop care, your symptoms of pain do not improve & the symptoms are severe enough, then surgery should be considered.90% of disc herniations get better without surgery with time the best care.

Answer 8

Surgery: If you have completed a proper work-up and have failed a reasonable period of conservative care ( at least 6-8 weeks ) and you are in significant pain that prevents you from doing your normal activities, then surgery is an option to discuss with your doctor. Check out spine-health.Com.

Answer 9

Surgeon: Very complicated to answer. Depends on the reason for surgery.. Please ask your surgeon for his explanation, and then request a second opinion if not comfortable with the answer.

Answer 10

Do you mean a : Microdisectomy as there is no procedure by that name. In either case, these three surgical procedures are very different and do not compare to each other only that they are spine surgeries but even then, there are different sub categories for each procedure. A microdisectomy tends to be an outpatient procedure while the other 2 are not.

Answer 11

Back fusion: Yes, but only after your physician tells you it is ok to return to running and instructs you on what and what you cannot do.

Answer 12

Yes: Typically, healing from a spine fusion reaches its maximum at 6 months. Beyond then, most patients can resume activities as tolerated per their symptoms. The treating surgeon has the best perspective of a patient's condition and should be consulted about allowable activities.

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