"My mother went in for a fusion on her spine and came out with MRSA and died from it." This tragic and inexcusable outcome is doubly so because even a "success

"My mother went in for a fusion on her spine and came out with MRSA and died from it." This tragic and inexcusable outcome is doubly so because even a "successful" implantation of a spinal fusion has, essentially, zero chance of improving pain or mobility outcomes[1] and patients would be much better off pursuing a moderate, graduated course of walking-as-physical-therapy. I'm sorry that your mother died. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_fusion#Effectiveness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_fusion#Effectiveness