Fool Me Once, Shame on You. Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me.
Lumbar fusion surgery involves various methods of “fusing” one spinal vertebra to another. The two bones grow together, or “fuse” together. This process often takes 6- 12 months, which is why I routinely explain to my patients that a fusion surgery is really two parts: The first is what we do in the operating room,…