Dear EmmyM,
You need a diagnosis.
Did your CT show a non-union or not? You say there was no “bone growth” seen yet was this diagnosed as a non-union positively or not? There is not much bone seen in the cage when it grows through to fuse, but is still a fusion, and the rate of non-union is very small with BMP. And if it really were a non-union, the screws are usually very loose.
Secondly, is the pars fragment pushing on your nerve , even if you do have a fusion, and just needs to be taken out?
You need a definitive diagnosis based on someone who can read the scan – not just the report – and correlate with your symptoms and exam.
Dr. Rosen
Charles Rosen, MD
Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Spine Surgery
University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine
Founding Director, UCI Spine Center
101 City Drive, Pavilion III
Orange, CA 92868
(714) 534-0547
www.charlesrosenmd.com
Sorry my 2nd surgery was May of 2006 not April