thanks for the clarification because otherwise it seems like a very accelarated wear and tear of an otherwise healthy adjacent level disc...which would be scarey info!
It will be interesting to watch your recovery over time since you have the fusion at 4/5 with ADR at l5/S1. Normally in a "hybrid" situation,it seems preferrable to put the adr at l4/5 and fusion at the less mobile level of L5/S1. Because of your circumstances with the trial restrictions....yours seems to be a little abnormal or at least the opposite of what others have done before when having one hybrid surgery.
would like to hear about your fusion experiences at l4/5.
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Injured 9/01
Annular tears L4/5 & L5/S1
denied adr by insurance for 2 level charite as well as hybrid fusion at L5/S1 with Charite at L4/5.
New ins paid for 2 level lumbar prodisc surgery on 4/7/08 (at age 39) with Dr. Westerlund, at Core Orthop
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