Lumbo-Sacral Fusion for Low Back Pain

Lumbo-sacral interbody spinal fusion.

During the years from 1948 to 1956 a lumbo-sacral inter-body spinal fusion was done on forty-eight patients through a posterior approach. The operations have been divided chronologically into three groups. Improvements in the surgical technique were added in the two later groups, so that ultimately a new operative procedure was evolved and used in the last group, which gave the highest rate of ...

Lumbo-sacral fusion with spring fixation.

A method of posterior lumbo-sacral fusion is described in which springs are used to fix the grafts and to maintain immobilisation. Fifty patients with lumbar disc degeneration or spondylolisthesis have been reviewed. The results have been assessed clinically by grading the symptoms before and after operation. Stay in hospital has been short and return to work rapid. There has been a high propor...

Interbody Fusion for Chronic Low Back Pain

Sacral Insufficiency Fracture: An Insidious Cause for Low Back Pain.

A 79-year-old woman was seen due to low back pain and severe right hip pain. The pain was radiating to the right calf. The patient reported numbness of her right ankle and toes. On detailed questioning, she reported that her hip pain worsened with sitting and walking. She stated that her hip pain improved when lying supine. Her medical history revealed hypertension and osteomalacia, but no trau...

Interbody Fusion for Chronic Low Back Pain