Case Summary A middle-aged woman with a past medical history of back surgeries underwent a lumbar discectomy and spinal fusion. Her orthopedist then prescribed her in-home physical therapy. The physical therapist instructed the patient to perform a modified push-up against…
Case Summary In this case, the patient underwent elective Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion (DLIF) to alleviate chronic back pain. The L4-L5 level procedure resulted in the loss of nerve conduction in the lumbosacral plexus. The patient developed post-surgical left lower…
