L5 S1 Surgery. In this procedure the portion of the disc that is causing the pressure on your nerve root is removed. L5 s1 fusion is major surgery whereby the l5 s1 disc is removed and the l5 and s1 spinal bones are stabilized by hardware.
May 1st 2013 i had lumbar laminectomy surgery to repair a herniated disc at my l5 s1. Spinal fusions including those at l5 s1 often are performed to treat chronic pain related to spinal degeneration or arthritis. L4 5 l5 s1 spinal fusion surgery lumbar fusion may involve posterolateral fusion plf with or without transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion tlif.
L5 s1 fusion is major surgery whereby the l5 s1 disc is removed and the l5 and s1 spinal bones are stabilized by hardware.
L5 s1 lumbar laminectomy surgery recovery. May 1st 2013 i had lumbar laminectomy surgery to repair a herniated disc at my l5 s1. Fractures and instability sometimes necessitate surgical fixation of the lowest lumbar vertebra to the sacrum otherwise known as l5 s1 fusion. In this procedure the portion of the disc that is causing the pressure on your nerve root is removed.
