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This is a condition where the disk
material between two vertebrae has
ballooned out of its normal position
again, causing compression or pressure
on the nerve. This condition may
cause pain and/or numbness/tingling
in your low back and/or leg(s) as
well as weakness of the legs.
This is a condition where, for a
variety of reasons, the spine is
felt to be unstable. This may be
congenital (you were born with it),
or may be the result of previous
surgery, an accident, a tumor, an
infection, or another reason.
This is a condition in which one
vertebra slips forward on a vertebra
next to it. This condition may cause
pain and/or numbness/tingling in
your low back and/or leg(s) as well
as weakness of the legs. This also
has a variety of causes, and is
usually treated with fusion.
There are a variety of other conditions
that may require a fusion, such
as removal of spinal tumors, misalignment
of the spine, segmental instability,
and painful disc disease (where
the pain generator is felt to be
in the disc).
The
indications for surgery include
severe incapacitating lower extremity
(buttocks, thigh, leg, or foot)
pain, the presence of a neurological
deficit (meaning either lower extremity
weakness or unpleasant numbness
or tingling), intractable low back
pain, recurrent disc herniations,
failed prior lumbar surgery, spondylolisthesis
(slipped vertebra), and/or lumbar
spinal instability.
Many of these complaints often benefit
from conservative management and
because of this, a thorough trial
of conservative management is often
indicated.
Some
products used in spine surgery have
animation video available.
These videos are produced by the
manufacturing company for patient
and provider education. As
more video becomes available, we
will add it to the site. Please
click on the procedure to see the
related animation.
Anterior
Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)
Posterior
Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF)
Sextant
Pedical Screw System
**It
is necessary to have a media player
(such as Window Media Player) on
your computer to see the video.
For more information on
specific spinal disorders, please
go to http://www.spineuniverse.com/
or
http://www.allaboutbackandneckpain.com/
Use the search engines to type in
the specific diagnosis you are looking
to learn more about. You can also
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