▁above ▁ ▁for ▁ 6 ▁months ▁to ▁ 1 ▁year , ▁and ▁many ▁are ▁out ▁of ▁work ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁ 6 ▁months . ▁However , ▁once ▁the ▁fusion ▁is ▁solid ified , ▁most ▁patients ▁can ▁return ▁to ▁their ▁usual ▁l ifest yle ▁within ▁ 1 – 2 ▁years . ▁ ▁Pro gn osis ▁Sp inal ▁fusion ▁for ▁k y ph osis ▁and ▁sc ol ios is ▁is ▁an ▁extremely ▁invas ive ▁surg ery . ▁The ▁risk ▁of ▁comp lications ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁about ▁ 1 0 %. ▁Possible ▁comp lications ▁may ▁be ▁infl amm ation ▁of ▁the ▁soft ▁t issue ▁or ▁deep ▁infl am mat ory ▁processes , ▁breath ing ▁imp air ments , ▁ble eding ▁and ▁n erve ▁inj uries , ▁or ▁in fection . ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁five ▁years ▁after ▁surg ery ▁around ▁ 5 % ▁require ▁re operation ▁and ▁long - term ▁issues ▁remain ▁unclear . ▁T aking ▁into ▁account ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁the ▁sp inal ▁de form ity ▁cannot ▁be ▁changed ▁by ▁surg ical ▁inter vention , ▁surg ery ▁remains ▁a ▁cos met ic ▁indic ation , ▁though ▁the ▁cos met ic ▁effects ▁of ▁surg ery ▁are ▁not ▁necessarily ▁stable . ▁ ▁Notable ▁cases ▁▁ ▁Milan ▁Luc ic , ▁N HL ▁hockey ▁player ▁for ▁the ▁Cal g ary ▁Fl ames ▁Hunter ▁P ence , ▁professional ▁baseball ▁player ▁for ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi ants ▁ ▁George ▁Sam pson , ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁series ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁Got ▁Tal ent ▁ ▁Marcel ▁D