Lumbar vertebral fracture, if the bone cement treatment, about three weeks can squat to go to the toilet, if it is other treatment methods, usually need about three months, if there are some special circumstances will be longer.
Lumbar vertebral fracture is divided into compression fracture and stability fracture, if it is older compression fracture, compression of the vertebral body is not more than 1/3, can be cemented, this treatment method has a faster effect, 3~5 days after the operation can be in the lumbar girdle under the protection of moderate activity, three weeks later can be normal activities.
If it is a stable fracture, bed rest is needed to promote the recovery of the fracture, in addition, if the fracture compression is serious, surgery is also needed to restore the stability of the lumbar vertebrae, these two cases generally need about three months, can be recovered.
There are also some special cases, such as patients with osteoporosis or older age, the recovery time after the fracture may be longer, some patients need six months or even longer.
Each person’s situation is different, the severity of the lumbar spine fracture is different, the recovery time is also different, you should go to the hospital regularly for review, according to the results of the review by the doctor’s guidance on whether it can be active.