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Originally Posted by Harrison
Lillyth, that's because the M6 has only been approved for outside the US....
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Oh, I know. But if I were a spinal surgeon, I would be keeping my eye on what Europe was doing just on general principal. The idea that a doc here would NOT know about the M6 is just terrifying!
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Multiple traumas to spine starting age 13.
1st American to have 6 ADR's in one surgery. C3-4 - C/7, & L5-S1 - L3-4.
Surgery w/ Dr. Clavel, 3/18/13, M6.
Before surgery: severe spinal stenosis C5/C6 (cord "flattened" per stateside doc), + for Hoffman's & Babinsky's.
At time of surgery: 5 yrs MAX before ending up in wheelchair.
Clavel found L5-S1 partially fused. Had to cut it apart to put in M6.
Please excuse brevity - SEVERE carpel tunnel.
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