Lumbar compression fracture one month review can walk downstairs, need to be based on the degree of fracture and healing, generally speaking, slight compression fracture 1 month or so can go downstairs, severe compression fracture 1 month is not recommended to go downstairs.
1. slight compression fracture: refers to the degree of compression is not more than 1/3 of the total height, 1 month after the fracture stability is good, can gradually crutches downstairs, but do not recommend weight-bearing.
2. Severe compression fracture: refers to the degree of compression is not more than 1/2 of the total height, this time is often accompanied by vertebral instability or neurological spinal cord injury, at this time the general operation, generally speaking, about 1 month is not recommended to go downstairs, prematurely downstairs may aggravate lumbar spine injury.
Patients with lumbar compression fracture are recommended to go to the hospital for regular review, and the specific time to go downstairs will be determined by the professional doctor according to the severity of the patient’s condition and the review situation.