Hi, I Just Had Surgery For My Back, The Surgeon

Posted on Fri, 3 May 2019

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Question : Hi,

I just had surgery for my back, the surgeon used the old style to fix my L1 fracture. I asked him to use the minimalist invasive way but he refused although the other surgeons whom where with him said I could do a minimalist invasive surgery!

Anyway, I attached the pictures of my surgery, I think the rods are to close to each others please correct me if I'm wrong.

Do you think this surgey was done correctly?

Thank you.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
The stabilizing system is in a correct position.

Detailed Answer:
Hello again and thanks for using "Ask a Doctor " service.

I have read your query and here is my advice.

I saw the x-rays after the surgery that you uploaded too.

The aim of such operations is to achieve stability for the damaged part of the vertebral column.

According the x-rays, the screws are positioned correctly and the rods are fixed correctly too.

It is not so important if the rods are close to each other, I think the stability is achieved.

Hope you found the answer helpful.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng