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Suggest Treatment For Lesions In Medial Tail Bone
I have a 15mm lesion on medial tails bone with lots of pain. I was wondering what the success rate is on surgery on this on a 57 year old woman? I have HTN, nothing else. I have had surgery on my right foot and two surgeries on my left foot.I have kissing tibia in both, also.
Mon, 11 Apr 2016
hi,
as mentioned by you , there is a lesion on the tail bone. now depending upon the type of injury the treatment can be planned.
in most cases the treatment is conservative like -
rest
medication
physical therapy
90% of the cases recover with this conservative management.
Very few who has a broad based injury recommends the surgery.
The success rate of the surgery is totally dependable on the approach as well as the strength in the muscles before the surgey. also to keep into consideration that your age is 57, so chances of osteoporosis, less calcium and less vitamin D is possible, which will delay the healing possibly.
On a personal note , I will recommend to go on a conservative management , like - rest, Medication and physical therapy. I am hopeful that you will recover.
for any more questions you can ask me directly. I will be happy to help you.
regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
as mentioned by you , there is a lesion on the tail bone. now depending upon the type of injury the treatment can be planned.
in most cases the treatment is conservative like -
rest
medication
physical therapy
90% of the cases recover with this conservative management.
Very few who has a broad based injury recommends the surgery.
The success rate of the surgery is totally dependable on the approach as well as the strength in the muscles before the surgey. also to keep into consideration that your age is 57, so chances of osteoporosis, less calcium and less vitamin D is possible, which will delay the healing possibly.
On a personal note , I will recommend to go on a conservative management , like - rest, Medication and physical therapy. I am hopeful that you will recover.
for any more questions you can ask me directly. I will be happy to help you.
regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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