Burst fractures are unstable fractures and often associated with neurological deficit. Most often these fractures require decompression and surgical stabilization either anteriorly or posteriorly.
The above xray is postoperative picture of L1 vertebra burst fracture which has been fixed by pedicle screw assembly. Decompression and bone grafting was also performed.
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Hi Dr Singh,
I have had this surgery done in July 09 after a fall from a ladder.
I live in Ireland and am not back to work yet.
My surgeon tells my i am fine but my back still gives me a lot of discomfort especially at night i can only get about 1.5 hrs sleep and the pain wakes me up.
He has told me it is fine to go back to work which involves a lot of heavy lifting and heavy manuel labour.
I am only 34 yearsold and dont want to go to this type of work if it will have implications on my future lifestyle especially since I have a young family and want to enjoy years to come and not to be in pain.
Could you inform me if this is the case?
Thank you for your time.
Dr Arun Pal Singh Reply:
September 14th, 2010 at 7:00 am
@Sean Somers Whitty,
You need to discuss it with your doctor. If you think you are not satisfied, you can to choose to seek another opinion on this issue by someone who can examine you and your previous documents.