“I had a minor accident and now per imaging and obviously feeling it, my c5/6 hardware has some type of protusion pressing on my thecal sac and even my fused c6/7 now has dorsal bone spurs causing some canal stenosis”.
Normally, bone spurs occur due to abnormal motion. I have not seen new bone spurs form with a solid fusion. In addition, your C5-6 instrumentation level should not shift or change position with a solid fusion. Do you have a CT scan and flexion/extension films that demonstrate a solid fusion?
Dr. Corenman
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Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.
Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.