How long is knife edge good for lumbar fusion and internal fixation

Update Date: 2022-01-24 Source: Network

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Last month, I hurt my waist because of carelessness. Later, I did lumbar fusion and internal fixation in the hospital. Now it's more than a month after the operation. I think the knife edge seems to have healed slowly and started to scar, but the knife edge will still be a little itchy. Now let's talk about how long the knife edge is good for lumbar fusion and internal fixation.

How long is knife edge good for lumbar fusion and internal fixation

First, early postoperative bed rest is the main method, and sandbags are used on both sides of the neck to fix and brake. When turning over, the head, neck and trunk should form an axis. When lying on the side, the height of the pillow should make the spine in the same horizontal line, so as to prevent the collapse of the bone graft, leading to the bone graft sliding out, resulting in the failure of the operation.

Second, it usually takes about 3 months to recover. The patients were instructed to get up under the protection of cervical circumference on the 2nd to 10th day after operation. After 5 to 7 days of stitching removal, the patients were given cervical circumference protection or external fixation with neck chest plaster according to the stability of cervical vertebra, or continued head traction for 4 to 6 weeks.

Third: of course, if it is a month later, you can gradually sit, stand and walk independently on the slow track under the condition of wearing waist circumference. Moreover, in the later stage, you can gradually bend down and squat according to the recovery situation, which requires regular X-ray review, and guidance according to the recovery situation and internal fixation situation, so as to avoid secondary injury.

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Generally, about one month after lumbar fusion and internal fixation, you can exercise properly. After a long time, there is no activity of lumbar vertebra in bed, and you can't bend down because of lumbar stiffness. Later exercise will improve, but the exercise can't be too intense, otherwise it will only aggravate the disease.