What is Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion? | PLIF  

It took ten years for the pain to go away after this. Pain free now. It's a long road friends. I can walk again due to this.

I had this surgery also but they cut me though my stomach A lift .. my bone graft did not fuse and I got lower extremities weakness and chronic pain I have 3 kids and I’m 32 I would say I’m worst now then before my surgery ….please please think twice before doing surgery .. good luck

I had this surgery 2 years ago due to fracture spine (bike accident) it burst my L2 spine and the pain is getting chronical then the doctor fused my L1-L3 spine and like a magic after the surgery my back pain is 99% loss

I had a PLIF done to my L4 to S1 when I was 26 and I absolutely could not recommend against it more unless it was a necessity. In the years after my surgery, my chronic pain spread and intensified significantly and my bones still haven’t began fusing yet. My lumbar mobility became so limited that I had to leave my career and my mental health deteriorated greatly. I struggle to experience any satisfaction or enjoyment in life and it has gotten to the point where I sincerely feel that the only reason I am sticking around is because I have a family to care for. I spend the majority of my time now between treatment for chronic pain and the depression I began having after surgery. I had the surgery because my vertebrae were continuing to slip over my early 20s, eventually reaching 56% slippage. In my case I either had to get the surgery done now when it was inconvenient or later down the line when it was life threatening. Overall it was a terrible experience that was not worth the consequences. In hindsight, I would have rather enjoyed the rest of my youth and dealt with persistent pain than to have tried to remedy it. PLIF exacerbated my symptoms to the point where they now consume my life.

Is there any way to repair the disk without fusing the joint? I want my spine to be just as flexible as before. Stem cell therapy might be of interest.

Pain is removed by this surgery?

Pretty amazing

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I dident know this possible and i hope i never need this. But if you needed this i hope you now have the best time :D

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After multiple surgeries, I have had a PLIF, ALIF, and XLIF.

I am currently in preliminary assessment for mild stenosis, scoliosis, and degenerative osteoarthritis. I too would like to know why a "frontal" approach to this procedure is being recommended by my surgeon.

There are many types of spinal surgery. Unfortunately you can't repaire or replace disks. Think twice a spinal operation. Look for pro disk II. This have good results. But the disk do not absorb like physical disks. That's the problem.

In 2017 I hade 6 screws pins rods put lower back other day the Neuro surgeon told me I need another fusion above that fusion I don't know if I can handle going through that again

I had this done, it is painful

I do sterile processing. It's really interesting to see what is actually done with instruments I sterilize everyday.

how do you protect the spine after you chipped away the protective bones?

Touching the spinal cord i thought nothing must touvh move or manipulate with that looks scary

Космические технологии.У меня позвоночник весь больной,помогите.

Interesting

Benim boyum gitikce kisaliyor ve doktorlar birsey yapmiyor bana soyleiyin bunu ismi nedir ameliyat mi bu yöntem nedir

How it works and??

I think that surgery type is better than traditional one Because they don't completely remove the original disc

I suggest anyone considering fusion surgery to inquire as to long term outcomes.

Is this possible for spinal fusion in elderly.

How much time will it take to heal completely ?

Looks horrible with the amount of bone removal. Artificial disc seems like a much better option

I did lower back surgery for herniated disc

I underwent to this same (PLIF) some years ago... I don't know if its coincidence or not but I'm 2cm highier. I was almost 40 that time...

Amazing job,I wish uneducated politicians find ways to fix the world’s problems ,just like true doctors!!!!!!!

you've got to lose alot of flexibility with this procedure.

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What could possibly go wrong ?

Why is this done?

So delicious

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Seems risky

Solche art von stabilisatoren sind doch garnicht noetig machen diese etwas besser

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I’ve read that fusion surgeries are the absolute worst to go through with. They rarely work & the majority of the time post surgery the patient is worse.