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My recent ct shows a pedicle screw has come loose entering the disc space between l4 and l5. how urgent is it that i have this corrected?

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Below: It is impossible to give you an accurate answer without further information. Your question should be addressed to your DR who has all the information, and the xray results.

Answered 11/28/2017

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Dr. Kevin Yoo answered

Depends on you: If you do not have any symptoms from this, there is no need for surgery. However, it would be hard to determine whether you are hurting from this because of your 5 spine surgeries and you likely have chronic pain syndrome. I am more concerned that the screw loosening is from failure to fuse. Thus can cause pain. You then should have revision surgery sooner than later.

Answered 1/5/2019

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