Do your homework Iamthesj, the surgeon is a heckuva lot more important than the appliance going in IMHO.
I had 3 level ADR and a Mobility Preservation Cage put in by Bertagnoli in GmbH. He uses ProDisc and I had them done Dec 1. I am back on my mtn bike as I am a VERY young 59 and love extreme biking.
I went through the same questions as I could 'function' without painkillers but was definitely harming the nerves in my legs. I am slowly eliminating the pain in my hip which is actually the harmed nerve slowly healing up. Pretty happy so fare and most of the distraction pain is gone...
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Dec 1/15 - 3 level ADR from S1/L3 c/w 360 mobility preservation at L3/L4 for Spondylolisthesis done by Dr. Bertagnoli in Bogen GmbH.
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