CAT (3D enhanced) Lumbosacral 2011-11-02 (24 hours post-op)

L4/L5/S1/Sacro-iliac fusion

  • L4/L5/S1 fusion performed 15 March 2011
  • Sacro-iliac fusion performed 01 November 2011
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3 Responses to “CAT (3D enhanced) Lumbosacral 2011-11-02 (24 hours post-op)”

  1. Razie Says:

    Hey -I thought those screws were temporary, but this looks pretty long-term…?

    After spraining the ankle in June, I wasn’t happy and went ahead to re-sprain it and fractured a bone as well, in August - cast and pain free now but it did merit me “the razie award for the best/most wipe-outs” as instituted by the local club… http://www.flickr.com/photos/razvanc99/6312359282/in/photostream

    all the best,
    Razie

  2. Tony Morris Says:

    Hi mate, no the screws are permanent, but their purposes is to provide support while the bone graft takes — you cannot see the bone graft very well in this image format. The most recent operation fused the sacrum to the ilium, adding 2 more screws to the existing 6.

    Ankle sprains need attention to rehabilitation mate. That’s how I ended up where I am — recurrent spraining of my ankle led to joint destabilisation in the lower spine.

  3. Razie Says:

    Thanks for reminding me - especially putting it in context :(

    I got complacent for the past few weeks and ski racing season is… well, around the corner!

    cheers

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