It boils down to this
I was told by a sport medical doctor that these sugeons do what they know. They most likely suggested fusion because that was what they knew and they failed the patient in this case. Manning trusted them; but he will most likely regret it! May be he did not do any research. But I promise you that they told him he'd most likely play again with fusion vs adr because they would be concerned about an adr displacement during an injury and that a fusion would be more solid. I truely believe his playing days are over because of ajacent level DDD that most likely will set in. Sorry, just what I think...Hope I am wrong.
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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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