Recovery from lumbar fusion surgery is essentially one month after the procedure, with return to normal activity levels and function in most cases.
Lumbar fusion surgery generally involves removal of the diseased disc and implantation of a fusion device for internal fixation with screws, mainly to treat lumbar disc herniation and lumbar spondylolisthesis.
Since lumbar muscles, ligaments and other tissues in the lower back are damaged during lumbar fusion surgery, an adequate recovery period is needed after the surgery. These tissues usually heal and recover one month after surgery.
For recovery from lumbar fusion surgery, in most cases it is the recovery of the surgically damaged tissues, but the early postoperative recovery is generally able to satisfy the amount of lumbar activity and the function of lumbar activity. It will take longer to return to a functional state such as work.