Patient Booklet Krames® Lumbar Microsurgery

Features

• A comprehensive
• timesaving guide aids comprehension and supports shared decision and informed consent discussions to develop a treatment plan and set expectations Content topics: spinal anatomy
• cause of nerve pain; preparing for lumbar microsurgery and recovery
• including smoking cessation; laminotomy
• foaminotomy and microdiskectomy; recovery
• pain management
• when to call the surgeon; good body mechanics
• learning to move safely; pre- and post-op checklists and recommendations 16 pages
• full-color photography and enhanced anatomical artwork