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What is Lumbar Sacral Spinal Fusion?

Lumbar (lower back) sacral (tailbone) spinal fusion is a type of back surgery where the back bones are fused together so that they heal into a single, solid bone. Fusing the bones together minimizes movement between the bones and decreases stretching of nerves, surrounding ligaments and muscles.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Inability to walk 1 0
Bulging disc 1 1 Efficacy_major

See 1 patient currently having Lumbar Sacral Spinal Fusion

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Lumbar Sacral Spinal Fusion

Hospitalization 3
Pain in lower back 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Having Lumbar Sacral Spinal Fusion (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped having Lumbar Sacral Spinal Fusion

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Having Lumbar Sacral Spinal Fusion

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0
0
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Lumbar Sacral Spinal Fusion

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Lumbar Sacral Spinal Fusion

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 100%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Lumbar Sacral Spinal Fusion

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on May 24, 2012.