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S1-l4 spinal fusion with instrumentation. aside from pain, can i cause damage to the healing bone or anything, from bending, twisting, slipping? 11 wk

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Spinal fusion: Healing bone after a spinal fusion takes approximately 100 days. Smoking, diabetes, poor nutrition, osteoporosis, and not wearing a back brace can slow healing. It is uncommon to break screws. Adjacent wear or injury of the sacroiliac joints or the lumbar 3/4 level is more likely than causing damage to the fusion itself.

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Answered 10/7/2013

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