After
low back surgery, what is the recurrence rate of a prolapsed disc?
This
depends on whom you speak to. If you speak to surgeons, they claim they have no
recurrence rates and that all patients are happy and gainfully employed. If you
speak to patients who have had back surgery, then the majority will claim that
they have not improved and feel like the prolapsed disc has recurred.
From
MRI studies done in patients after back surgery, it appears that anywhere from
10-40% have some degree or residual stenosis or recurrent prolapse within a few
months.
In
simple, unless you have a life threatening problem with the back, avoid back
surgery at all costs. Some orthopedic surgeons will simply butcher you- trust
me, I have seen plenty of them in action.
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