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Old 06-11-2015, 11:18 PM
bwink23 bwink23 is offline
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I googled "RIO-S" and came up nothing, what is that? Is that an anterior cage? Are you sure Dr. Bierstedt is saying he wants to do an anterior fusion here? He may be saying a posterior fusion with cages.
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2013 - MRI and CT scan....DDD L4-S1
left side (where my pain is) interarticularis pars fracture/defect with Spondylolithesis L5 over S1 with 2MM anterior displacement

Feb. 2014 - Hybrid lumbar fusion(l5/S1), ADR(L4/L5)...2-level cervical ADR (C5/C6, C6/C7). Dr. Pablo Clavel of Quiron Hospital in Barcelona, Spain. All M6 implants (PEEK cage and plate from Medtronic at fusion level in lumbar.) SAME DAY OPERATION for both areas of the spine.
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