A member asked:

I have degenrative spine l345 s1 i can't move at the end of the day, i'm 40 the pain is there every min of the day! would a fusion help?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Stan Lee answered

Unlikely: Fusion for spine arthritis results are highly unpredictable. Spine degeneration is ubiquitous beyond the middle ages and there is no way to reliably determine in whom it is wholly responsible for lbp. There are countless other potential causes, contributing factors, and treatments. Doing a fusion without definitively isolated clinically significant pathology is analogous to "shooting blindly.".

Answered 5/28/2017

5.1k views

Thank

Related Questions

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more