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Is Surgery Recommended To Fix The Lumbar Screws In The Elderly?
Hi, my stepdad needs surgery to fix some screws in his lower spine that have come loose and they are affecting the nerves etc he lives in Saskatoon Sask Canada. His family Dr. is recomending a Dr in Alberta because he said not all Surgeons will fix this problem because screws are not used anymore to fix spinal injuries. This surgery he had that they put the screws in was done in Mexico as he fractured vertebrae after falling off a chair that broke. he is going to be 80 in august and has no quality of life at all because of the pain he is in I want names of other Dr s as the Dr that was reccommended I ve done a little research and don t feel comfortable with there has got to be other Dr s in Canada that do surgery on existing loose screws in the back Thank you please help
Best stereo-tactic procedures are available for loose lumber screws in elderly, where a key hole is made under regional anesthesia and the damage or ill effect is repaired under vision through IITV monitoring. Patient is discharged within 24 hours from the hospital. Kindly send me details of x-ray or CT scan report available with you, so that better and precise guidelines can be figured out ahead as a surgical consultant.
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Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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Is Surgery Recommended To Fix The Lumbar Screws In The Elderly?
Hello, Best stereo-tactic procedures are available for loose lumber screws in elderly, where a key hole is made under regional anesthesia and the damage or ill effect is repaired under vision through IITV monitoring. Patient is discharged within 24 hours from the hospital. Kindly send me details of x-ray or CT scan report available with you, so that better and precise guidelines can be figured out ahead as a surgical consultant. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon