Some folks want the M6, which isn't approved in US yet. Some folks define highly trained by a the surgeon meeting a certain min threshold of devices implanted. Europe has done it longer than in the US but now the US seems to be catching up. Finally, it also comes down to a personal relationship you might develop with your surgeon. Some US docs, though perhaps highly skilled, are quick to abandon you if something goes wrong and send you packing to pain management
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Pre Surgery:
C3-C4:Mild disc osteophytes. Mild-moderate right facet arthrosis. Mild right foraminal stenosis.
C4-C5:Midline central disc protrusion, significant. Mild canal stenosis.
C5-C6:Moderate disc osteophytes. Mild-moderate canal stenosis. Moderate-severe bilateral foraminal stenosis.
C6-C-7:Mild-moderate disc osteophytes. Mild canal stenosis. Moderate left and moderate-severe right foraminal stenosis.
June 29,2016-3 level M6 (C4-C7) Dr. Clavel Barcelona
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