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MRI Showed Significant Bruising Above The Sacrum Area. On Aspirin. Suggest?
any ortho/ neuro surgeon docs on line? I have a confirmed( mri ) L-5 comp fx (not burst)from lifting a lug wrench done 6 weeks ago...found an underlying osteopnea via BDS. The site has just recently (within the last 2 weeks) has begun showing significant bruising above the L-5/ sacrum area. I am in a brace as much as tolerable. I am scheduled for kyphoplasty consult tomm. I am a 51 y/o otherwise healthy male, thin build, and the only blood thinner I am on is 325mg of aspirin (s/p cabgx4 in 2010) EMT for 25 plus years but stopped working an ambulance by choice in 2008.
Mon, 3 Jun 2013
Hallo dear friend, thanks for writing to HCM
I am Dr vaibhav Gandhi, I am orthopedic surgeon
I have studied your case.
kyphoplasty will rebuild your collapse vertebrae will give exellent pain relief
procedure has its own complication,get aware of those
take calcium with vit D, and bisphophonates to build bone strength
Take care
I am Dr vaibhav Gandhi, I am orthopedic surgeon
I have studied your case.
kyphoplasty will rebuild your collapse vertebrae will give exellent pain relief
procedure has its own complication,get aware of those
take calcium with vit D, and bisphophonates to build bone strength
Take care
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