It could be that you re using muscles differently due to pain or caution of your back.
Left hip pain after lumbar fusion.
One of the main reasons for this is that when a piece of disc is removed that was herniated and pressing on a nerve root the remaining spinal disk does not regenerate that tissue.
Cross notes that si joints normally move less than 1 millimeter.
Crucial time for fusion.
Pain and instability in the vertebral joints of the lower spine cause many people to seek medical help.
I am 20 months post spinal fusion of the l5 s1.
But my right hip is definately worse.
I experience sciatica on my right leg and most frequent on left leg shooting pain down my right left hip buttocks goes down the back of the leg.
I don t know if the hardware itself could cause it but maybe it s pressing on a nerve.
Lets let the surgeons take over from here.
One significant issue that arises often is chronic back or leg pain that develops after a lumbar discectomy surgery.
The hallmark of this is pain that is gone initially after surgery but then spontaneously returns.
It could be nerve irritation which takes a long time to calm down.
Pain is likely to continue to decrease gradually but some patients continue to have pain 3 to 6 months after surgery.
Hip spine syndrome is born after doctors notice patients still have pain after hip replacement and spinal fusion above we described people with hip pain after spinal fusion and back pain after hip replacement because surgery addressed the wrong issue.
I am reluctant to go to the doctors as i know they.
I have had 3 surgeries in 2 years but now i am suffering with painful hips leg pain i am used to due to nerve damage.
During this time period of about 1 to 3 months after the surgery the lumbar fusion bone mass is becoming established.
Surgery failed no improvement.
Common occurrences after lumbar spinal fusion.
Research has established that the si joint is the source of pain in nearly half of patients who experience new or continued low back pain after fusion surgery.
When conservative treatments such as medication chiropractic adjustment or physical therapy fail to yield results some may opt for surgery.
Hip pain could be from a lot of things.
See getting adequate pain control after back surgery.
Hi i have been reading through these comments and ur plight is very similar to my own.