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Anterior posterior spinal fusion

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A 38-year old asked:

Is there any pain involved in an anterior posterior spinal fusion?

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A 36-year old asked:

How long does the anterior posterior spinal fusion take?

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A 33-year old asked:

What is posterior spinal fusion with instrumentation surgery?

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A 37-year old asked:

My daughter is scheduled to have posterior spinal fusion with instrumentation in february to correct a 55 degree. What can I expect?

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A 42-year old female asked:

I have 2 artificial discs at c5-6, c6-7.Recent MRI shows spinal stenosis, can a posterior approach fusion be done c3-4-c6-7? If so, how is it done?

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A female asked:

I just found out that I have Disc degeneration and posterior bulging disc at the L4/L5. I have had a spinal fusion at the L5/S1. what does this mean?

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A 42-year old female asked:

How is a cervical adr (c5-6 & c6-7) converted to a posterior approach fusion from c3-4 to c6-7? Recent MRI shows severe spinal stenosis.

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A 42-year old female asked:

2 level adr in2010. Having mild myelopathy. Mri shows severe spinal stenosis c3-4. Doc. Suggests conversion to fusion c3-c8 posterior. How's this done?

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A 22-year old female asked:

I had a t2-l1 posterior spinal fusion 5 years ago. I having been experiencing pain in my cervical and lumbar spine. Is this due to degeneration?

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A 48-year old female asked:

Had an MRI and dont understand results. "large posterior disk extrusion contacting the anterior spinal cord and causing severe spinal canal stenosis.

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A 57-year old male asked:

Large posterior disc herniation at T5-6, with posterior herniating disc material extending for 5 mm thin expected posterior confines the disc. There is abutment with flattening the anterior surface of the thoracic spinal cord. Thecal sac is 1.1 cm?

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A 40-year old asked:

What does it mean on your scan: broad based posterior disk protrusion without spinal canal stenosis?

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A 52-year old male asked:

I need help understanding my MRI. C7-T1: 3 mm posterior central disc protrusion contacts the ventral spinal cord without significant deformity.

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A 60-year old female asked:

What are the long term outcomes of posterior cervical foramenectomy and ACDF For cervical RADICULOPATHY from foraminal/spinal stenosis C4 thru C7?

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A 38-year old female asked:

What does minimal posterior annular bulges at l4-5 and l5-s1 level mean. Spinal canal, neural foramina and nerveroots are normal? How serious is this?

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A 57-year old female asked:

Tiny, focal, posterior left paracentral disc herniation at T7/T8 abuts the spinal cord could this cause sudden shortness of breath, chest pain ?

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A 55-year old female asked about a male:

Son is 24 with neck pain & tingling fingers. Can a posterior osteophyte c4-5 without spinal or foraminal stenosis cause these symptoms?

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A 30-year old female asked:

MRI results for spinal lumbar.Is it common to have mild/moderate facet osteoarthritis?small posterior disc protrusion mild loss of disc height?im 30!!

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A 55-year old female asked about a male:

Can a posterior disc osteophyte cervical spine without spinal or foraminal stenosis cause pain, tingling fingers in 26 year old. Ongoing for years. ?

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A member asked:

Mri results said i had a large disc protrusion impinging on L5 nerve, and deformity of spinal canal/sacral nerve roots. Surgery? The report says: large 7mm posterior disc protrusion(l4-l5 disc)measuring up to 13mm in width. It is obliterating the right la

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A 72-year old male asked:

My bone scan says there is Increased uptake in the mid and lower lumbar spine and both SI joints related to postsurgical changes with posterior spinal?

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A 33-year old female asked:

What does all this mean L4-L5: Central disc protrusion with a small unchanged posterior annulus fissure. Mild bilateral facet arthropathy. No significant spinal canal stenosis. Mild bilateral neural foraminal stenosis?

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A member asked:

Should i shave my pubic area if I am getting an anterior spinal fusion for l5-s1? I am having surgery on the 12th of this january

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A 44-year old asked:

Doctor suggests an anterior cervical discectomy plus spinal fusion. What is invovled in this?

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A 38-year old asked:

Are headaches after undergoing a anterior cervical discectomy plus spinal fusion significant or common?

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A female asked:

FRONT OF LEGS TO THE KNEE ice water running down. I had spinal fusion one year ago?

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A 47-year old asked:

I am having terrible headaches after a anterior cervical discectomy plus spinal fusion. Related?

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A 39-year old asked:

I am getting surgery on my neck called an anterior cervical discectomy plus spinal fusion?

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A 45-year old female asked:

I had anterior cervical discectomy with fusion and plates at c5-c7. My current MRI looks like one of the screws is pulling on spinal cord this possibl?

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A 39-year old asked:

Can you tell me about an anterior and posterior spine fusion?

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