Margaret,
Congratulations on your new Charite. You had mentioned a preference for the Kineflex, but the Charite is a proven prosthesis with a long, well established history of success. Regarding facets, remember, the notion that the Charite is "harder" on the facets is an idea that only resides in somebody's mind; not in actual fact.
God Bless,
Jeff
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15+ years back pain w/ advancing disc degeneration.
2002-2 level lumbar IDET w/ Nucleoplasty (very unsuccessful; huge setback)
Three level lumbar Charite (L3/4, L4/5, L5/S1) with Dr. Zeegers in Munich, Germany: 2/25/05 (successful)
Two level cervical Mobi-C (C5/6, C6/7) with Dr. Zeegers (successful)
Laser Facet Coagulation (left side: L3/4, L4/5, L5/S1 & sacral) with Prof. Dr. Reul (significant reduction in remnant lumbar & sacral pain)
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