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My spinal specialist said he will take the bone graft from my hip. How big is that incision compared to the spine surgery?

April 26, 2017big bone graft hip incision said specialist Spinal spine

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My spinal specialist said he will take the bone graft from my hip. How big is that incision compared to the spine surgery?

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The incision for your spine surgery is correlated with the number of spinal levels that are fused. The incision for the bone graft can vary, but is generally 1 ½- 2 inches long.

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The incision for your spine surgery is correlated with the number of spinal levels that are fused. The incision for the bone graft can vary, but is generally 1 – 2 inches long.