Dr. thank you for your response. I had the pars defect I believe at L4 and at L5,they found the first one when they took out the disc but felt that I would be okay for a long period of time due to my age. When things didnt get better they went in to do one fusion and found that the pars defect was on the L4 and L5 so this is when they did the fusion of L4 L5 S1. The first fusion my own bone was used and it started to produce and then after a period of time the bone was all gone, causing the revision, at that time they used the new stuff that they said would grow bone at a great rate they also used a cage. I have had many different injections at the site and none have worked. Most recent a few months ago. I have a current MRI and current CT scan of the lumbar spine. The leg and hip pain have become more and more painful along with the groin type pain. My original surgeon did feel that the hip could be a problem but felt pain management would help the problem. I have been in physical therapy for a few weeks again but she can not seem to keep the pain controlled enough for us to type to work at a faster rate. The pain management specialist said that the MRI showed that the front section of the L5 SI was not fused. I hope to see you soon to confirm your suspensions.
