Abstract
Between 1974 and 1983, 40 patients underwent intertransverse lumbar fusion at the Royal Free Hospital, London. Nine of these were managed after operation on a plaster bed for 12 weeks and the rest were mobilized within 2 weeks. A satisfactory radiologic fusion rate of 75% was achieved in the first group and of 70% in the second group. There was no significant difference between these two groups, (chi 2 test). The results do not support the use of the plaster bed after lumbar fusion.
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