@insanepain
The surgeon said that for kyphoplasty nothing was fused, and that removing the screws and rod (instrumentation) would give him better range of motion. (Removal after everything has healed. For example, he can no longer put on his socks without using one of those plastic sock aids. He feels unsteady on his feet. I have noticed that he loses his balance while walking. He aches, and he occasionally hears and feels popping in his back. We've tried to get a second opinion, but those doctors want to see an MRI before they will see him. His current doctors are not willing to order an MRI because they say it isn't needed. I just don't know what to do to help him.