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Old 12-06-2006, 11:34 PM
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Calla, that means that the vertebrae don't maintain their alignment. (Like a stack of blocks that are not one on top of the other. If it's minor, it's not too big a deal. If it's too bad, that becomes a contra-indication for ADR. In the past, that meant fusion. Now, there are many treatment options that are still less invasive than fusion.

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