Spine related problems

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Asked for Male, 35 Years

Doctor suggested surgery for spinal canal diameters in mm L4-L5 is 3.5 Patient age 70 years had issue of diabetes thyroid and bp , also . Is there any other option to avoid surgery?

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Dr. Aayush Gupta

Neurosurgeon 8 yrs exp Bhopal

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Please share the scan films… And also tell if he/she has any numbness or weakness and how severe is the pain? Any bowel/bladder issues?

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Dr. Dhiraj Poonia

Neurosurgeon 8 yrs exp Jaipur

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Dr. Khushboo Hirani

Neurologist 11 yrs exp Ajmer

What are symptoms? Share mri film?

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Dr. Manjunath S

Neurosurgeon 10 yrs exp Mumbai

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Depends on the complaints and the severity But 3.5 mm canal diameter is too small Normal diameter is more than 10mm

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