Precautions after lumbar spinal stenosis surgery

Things to note after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis include staying in bed and resting, avoiding early weight-bearing activities, and paying attention to functional exercises of the limb muscles during bed rest to avoid muscle atrophy and prevent deep vein thrombosis of the limbs. Pay attention to the patency of the incision drainage tube and regularly observe the sensation and motor function of the limbs. Perform routine sterile dressing changes after surgery, keep the surgical incision clean, and closely observe the healing of the incision. For patients with abdominal distension and constipation after surgery, massage the abdomen frequently to promote gastrointestinal motility, drink more water, and eat less if you have abdominal distension. Within two months after surgery, you must pay attention to lying down and resting strictly.

Is there a difference between lumbar spinal stenosis and lumbar disc herniation?

These two relatively similar diseases, lumbar disc herniation is more common in young and middle-aged people, and lumbar spinal stenosis is more common in middle-aged and elderly people. For lumbar disc herniation, the herniation of the intervertebral disc compresses the spinal nerve roots, causing a series of clinical symptoms, such as pain in the waist, tight lumbar muscles, numbness, weakness, and distension in one or both lower limbs, and a feeling of heat and distension in the perineum.

How much does spinal stenosis surgery cost?

On one hand, many patients are accompanied by instability, that is, the space between the vertebrae is unstable after the disc herniation. At the same time, because the decompression range of our spinal stenosis is relatively large, we will usually perform pedicle fixation after decompression. Lumbar spinal stenosis is a very common disease in daily life. After the occurrence of lumbar spinal stenosis, if the patient has reached a more serious stage, that is, there is obvious compression of the spinal cord and nerve roots, and it seriously affects the patient's quality of life, the patient needs to consider surgical treatment measures for treatment. The cost calculation of spinal stenosis surgery is more complicated and is calculated by segment.