Mesial Facetectomy Case Studies
DOI: 07/19/2015. Patient is a 38-year-old female registered nurse who sustained injury to her low back while holding heavy legs of patient in the emergency department. Per OMNI, she was diagnosed with intractable lower back pain with left lower extremity radiculopathy to disc herniation and left S1 nerve root compression.
Per operative reports, she is status post left L5-S1 hemilaminenctomy with mesial facetectomy and removal of very large herniated disc on 08/02/15, and status post reexploration of the L5-S1 area with hemilaminectomy at L5, mesial facetectomy at L5-S1 and foraminotomies with removal of the large recurrent herniated disc on 01/11/2016.
Per the PT treatment note dated 07/29/16, the patient reported that she has increased
Per operative reports, she is status post left L5-S1 hemilaminenctomy with mesial facetectomy and removal of very large herniated disc on 08/02/15, and status post reexploration of the L5-S1 area with hemilaminectomy at L5, mesial facetectomy at L5-S1 and foraminotomies with removal of the large recurrent herniated disc on 01/11/2016.
Per the PT treatment note dated 07/29/16, the patient reported that she has increased