Hi, My Name is Dr. John Shim, and I would like to discuss Posterior Lumbar Fusion.
By now, you have already tried non surgical treatments, and have decided to move forward
with surgery.
Posterior Lumbar Fusion surgery is offered because your pain patterns and physical examination
matches the findings on your diagnostics studies.
The indications for posterior lumbar fusion is multiple.
To summarize, your surgeon has determined that you would benefit by having two or more
vertebral bones of your lower back become one bone.
A fusion is a process by which a surgeon makes bones in your body seem broken,
so your body naturally responds by attempting to unite the broken pieces.