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What precautions are associated with spinal instrumentation?
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Since the hooks and rods of spinal instrumentation are anchored in the bones of the back, spinal instrumentation should not be performed on people with serious osteoporosis. To overcome this limitation, techniques are being explored.
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What are risks of spinal instrumentation?
Spinal instrumentation carries a significant risk of nerve damage and paralysis.
Why is spinal instrumentation performed?
Spinal instrumentation is used to treat instability and deformity of the spine. Such instability results in nerve damage, spinal deformities, and disabling pain. Spinal deformities may be caused by: birth defects.fractures.tumors.scoliosis.
What are the risks of spinal instrumentation?
Spinal instrumentation carries a significant risk of nerve damage and paralysis. there is a risk of infection or an inflammatory reaction due to the presence of the foreign material in the body. the instrumentation may move or break.
What is an alternative to spinal instrumentation?
Not all patients require instrumentation with their spinal fusion. For some patients, a rigid external brace can provide the required rigidity to allow the bones to fuse.
What preparations are associated with spinal instrumentation?
.tests.include x rays.(MRI).(CT scans).and myleograms. a battery of blood and urine tests, and possibly an electrocardiogram. In Harrington rod instrumentation, the patient may be placed in traction or an upper body cast.before surgery.
What are the normal results of spinal instrumentation?
Many young people with scoliosis heal with significantly improved alignment of the spine. Results of spinal instrumentation done for other conditions vary widely.
What is Zeilke instrumentation?
types of spinal instrumentation. Zeilke instrumentation is similar to Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation, but is used to treat double curvature of the spine. It requires wearing a brace for many months after surgery.
What is Drummond instrumentation?
types of spinal instrumentation. Drummond instrumentation, also called Harri-Drummond instrumentation, uses a Harrington rod on the concave side of the spine and a Luque rod on the convex side.
What is Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation?
types of spinal instrumentation. Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation uses hooks and rods in a cross-linked pattern to realign the spine and redistribute the biomechanical stress.
What is the purpose of spinal instrumentation?
Spinal instrumentation is a method of straightening and stabilizing the spine after spinal fusion, by surgically attaching hooks, rods, and wire to the spine in a way that redistributes the stresses on the bones and keeps them in proper alignment.
What are the precautions associated with using chicory?
No necessary precautions to observe in the diet.
What aftercare is associated with spinal instrumentation?
After surgery. Movement is severely limited for a period of time. This can be as long as six to eight months. Physical therapists assist. The patient can expect to remain under a physician's care for many months.
