true that brother
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Originally Posted by ADR seeker
Cheryl, I don't trust most doctors to have the patient's best interest at heart or always tell the truth. I report on abuse by members of the medical industry. Orthopedics has its share of charlatans.
The docs that push fusions are the ones who do fusions.
Fusions almost always lead to more DDD and osteo arthritis. That means more surgeries and more money. ADRs were being implanted in 1955. I really suspect that the design for the neo disk has been around for decades.
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no more need be said 
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female age 45, height 5"6", 145 lbds, non smoker, conservative treatments failed, (7/2007) C4/5/6 peek disc replacements,plate & screws failed fusion,
(9/2008) revision with bone replace plate and screws, (10/2009) C3/4 stand alone peek cage, (12/2010) facet joint injections C3-7, (1/2011) rhizotomy C6/7 failed, Trouble swallowing
most recent mri (7/2011) shows ajacent level issues: right neural foraminal narrowing C2/3, posterior bulge indents thecal sac at C6/7/T1 no mass effect on cord.
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