It takes at least 3 to 4 months after surgery for bones to heal well, and healing may continue for at least a year. If you had spinal fusion, you will probably be off work for 4 to 6 weeks if you are young and healthy and your job is not very strenuous.

Like all surgical procedures, lumbar decompression surgery carries some risk of complications. Recurrent or continuing symptoms, Infection, Blood clots, Dural tear, Leakage of cerebrospinal fluid, Facial sores and loss of vision, Nerve injury and paralysis, Death.

Pre and Post-Operative bans

Avoid activities that require bending, twisting, lifting more than 5 pounds (about 1 gallon of milk), or push/pulling. Do not stand or sit for too long. If you have had a spinal fusion, avoid lifting objects above your head until the fusion is fully healed.

Today, the materials that have been most commonly used include stainless steel, titanium, cobalt chrome, nitinol (a nickel-titanium alloy), tantalum, and polyetheretherketone in rods, screws, cages, and plates.

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Duration of Procedure

can take as little as 2 hours, and as long as 6 or 7 hours, occasionally even longer. How long it takes depends on the number of vertebrae being fused, how badly the vertebrae are diseased, whether spinal nerves are pinched and need to be decompressed, and whether there is scarring from prior surgeries.