I was in a car accident on the job car ran stop sign flipped me over and school bus hit me coming other way.
Im 45 yrs old and the doctor let the l4 heal on its own, the last catscan showed that the disc below the l4 is popping out the front and thel4 and vertabrae below it are touching in the back.
The doctor let it heal naturally, the problem im having is alot of pain in the area were i broke it and very tender tailbone, numbness in my left leg and foot and can barely move sometimes.
Would having a fusion help this.
P.S. the doctor told me i would need surgery down the road, its been 13 months since the accident.