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Assessing severity of spondylolisthesis
My MRI references the degree of slippage of my L4/L5 vertebrae in millimeters. But when I look up information about the condition and intervention thresholds the literature references grades of spondylolisthesis not millimeters. I have forgotten to ask the doctored what “grade” my slippage is. Anyone out there who can help?
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I have seen many surgeons and they all say I need fusion, but they are proposing different types, that is anything from a six hour surgery AlIF and posterior fusion(360) to three level fusion. One well known surgeon who didn't want to treat me because I lived too far from his hospital only proposed two levels.
I am also worried that since I have had stenosis since late 2016 I have caused nerve damage, but I have osteoporosis and in the beginning some of the surgeons didn't even test for that, so maybe it's good I didn't have fusion at that early point. I have been on Evenity now for a year so I would be at the optimal point for fusion, but I still have osteoporosis in some areas.
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1 ReactionI wish I could answer your questions. I am chiming in here. How can fusion help stenosis anyway? I sort of understand how it can help spondylosthesis.