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Old 02-06-2014, 05:18 PM
bwink23 bwink23 is offline
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Hi LBK..

I'm a bit confused....you are saying you have DDD at L4/L5....Has your L5 vertebra slipped to cause your spondy? I also have DDD at L4/L5. My slip is at the L5 vertebra....How bad is your slip ? Did Bierstadt recommend fusion both front and back to you?
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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.

Last edited by bwink23; 02-06-2014 at 06:25 PM. Reason: misunderstood the problem
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