Spine Doctor EXPOSES the Truth About Lumbar Fusion Surgery

📌 Learn more about IROM procedures at https://www.BondMedicalCenter.com Lumbar fusion surgery is permanent. Hardware goes in, and there is no going back. Before you agree to it, you need to know exactly what it fixes, what it does not, and how often patients actually do well ten years later. In this episode, I'm going to break down what lumbar fusion surgery really is, when it is truly necessary, and why the outcomes are not as good as most patients are told. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Spine Doctor EXPOSES the Truth About Lumbar Fusion Surgery 0:54 What lumbar fusion surgery actually means 1:23 Spondylolisthesis explained simply 2:20 What grade three instability looks like 3:11 The real disability numbers after fusion surgery 4:07 Micro versus gross spinal instability 5:07 When weakness signals you need surgery 5:50 Why fusion should be a last resort 7:34 Real examples where fusion is appropriate 8:26 What to do before you agree to surgery ❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED What does lumbar fusion surgery actually do? Lumbar fusion surgery joins two or more vertebrae together to stop abnormal movement in the low back. It is designed to treat gross spinal instability, not general disc degeneration or ordinary back pain. When is lumbar fusion surgery actually necessary? Fusion is appropriate when there is grade three or higher spondylolisthesis, spinal fractures, major trauma, or muscle weakness caused by spinal cord compromise. Outside of these situations, less invasive treatments should be tried first. What percentage of patients are disabled after spinal fusion? Studies show that 25 to 40 percent of patients who undergo multilevel spinal fusion are disabled within ten years, with some outcome measures reaching as high as 50 percent. This is why fusion should be reserved for cases where it is truly needed. 📱 RESOURCES Website: https://www.BondMedicalCenter.com 🔔 If this helped you understand your MRI report, subscribe for more episodes on spinal pain, orthopedic pain, and regenerative alternatives to surgery. ABOUT DR. THOMAS BOND Dr. Thomas Bond, MD, MS, is a board certified sports medicine and regenerative medicine physician with over 20 years of experience treating chronic back, neck, and joint pain. After being told he needed multi level spinal fusions himself, he sought out alternatives and became one of the first five physicians in the Regenexx Physician Network. He was the first physician in Louisiana to perform ultrasound guided PRP and BMAC procedures, has treated over 100,000 patients, and has trained physicians in a dozen countries across three continents. He created the IROM (Interventional Regenerative Orthopedic Medicine) approach to help patients heal and avoid unnecessary surgery whenever possible. #DegenerativeDiscDisease #BackPainRelief #RegenerativeMedicine #SpineHealth #AvoidSurgery