@jenniferhunter
I am frustrated with not getting direct answers from any of the surgeons I have consulted about their complication rate. I saw the head of spine surgery today at a notable hospital in NYC and asked him how many patients with similar symptoms like mine and osteoporosis that he has done fusion on and he said he couldn't remember any. He said he's done about 1,000 fusion surgeries in his career. Another surgeon also said he has had "none." Can anyone tell me how to get the real numbers from these guys ? The former surgeon I mentioned was recommended here by someone, although that person didn't have osteoporosis.