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Old 03-29-2009, 09:55 PM
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I forgot to mention that I heard from Dr. Fenk-Mayer about how many of the DSS-"motion" devices Dr. B has implanted.

30 DSS-"motion" patients // only 5 patients with preexisting ADR(s)

I'll be in an elite club. However, I have all the confidence in the world in Drs. Bertagnoli and Fenk-Mayer.

(DSS-"motion" = the DSS device with the coupler that allows motion [not FDA approved]. The "regular" DSS [without the coupler] is actually used in the US as a traditional fusion device)
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1994 Football Injury
1997 Snow Skiing Injury
Laminotomy L4/L5 (3.7.97--17 years old)
1999 & 2003 MVA (not at fault both times)
Grade V Tears L4/L5 & L5/L6
2-Level ProDisc® L4/L5 & L5/L6* *lumbosacral transitional vertebra (11.15.03--23 years old)
Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli -- dr-bertagnoli.com
Pain-free for the last 4.5 yrs.
5.14.09 DSS with Dr. B.
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