People always ask me, “Dr. Kim, I have a spondy, do I need a fusion?” The answer is: it depends. In this case, the patient developed adjacent level degeneration after a previous open fusion. The two levels became unstable and hypermobile, causing severe pain and difficulty standing upright. The goal here is to realign the spine, stabilize the motion, and free the nerves. I’ll remove the previous hardware and perform a minimally invasive fusion using two paramedian incisions, placing interbody spacers and new screws to restore alignment. That’s the triple whammy we’re fixing.
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