Stephanie had outpatient surgery for Adjacent Segment Disease at the Bonati Spine Institute. Adjacent Segment Disease is a condition caused by a spinal fusion where the level above or below the fused vertebrae degenerates because they are compensating for the lack of movement caused by the spinal fusion.
To diagnose adjacent segment disease, your doctor will likely evaluate any radiculopathy and/or myelopathy. If your doctor can trace those types of pain back to the motion segments above and/or below your surgery site, you may have adjacent segment disease.
Because the conditions resulting from Adjacent Segment Disease are new conditions brought on by nerve compression, conservative treatment may be initially advised, such as:
~ Physical therapy
~ Rest
~ Cortico steroids
~ NSAIDs
However should these conservative treatments fail to relieve the pain, surgery may be necessary. Traditionally extended fusions or the implantation of interspinous devices have been recommended. The Bonati Spine Institute strongly recommends against extended fusions and implants, since these procedures result in higher rates of ASD in the adjacent segments.
The Bonati Spine Procedures have been shown to be highly effective in decompressing the nerves without fusions to treat spinal conditions and very successful in avoiding problems in the adjacent segments.
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