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Old 10-12-2020, 11:13 AM
Cheryl0331 Cheryl0331 is offline
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Thank you Cheryl!

Pardon my ignorance, what does "HO" mean? Is it a complication for all ADRs, or specific areas or disc replacement types?

Good luck with your recovery, appreciate the advice.
Heterotopic Ossification. It doesn't happen to everyone or only with any particular adr. You can develop HO even around a fracture or hip replacement.
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54 yr old female 5'7" 147 lbs. non-smoker conservative treatments failed
2007 fusion @ C4-6 peek cages, failed due to long term use of cox-2 inhibitor
2008 revised C4-6 donor bone, plate & screws
2009 fusion with Roi-C @ C3-4
2015 MRI & CT mjr ddd @ C6-7, segmental kyphosis at C7-T1, 2-level M6-C prosthesis by Dr. Clavel Barcelona Spain
2019 H.O. formed behind M6-C @ C6-7 left nerve rt & in spinal canal.
2020 Revision C6-7 to a CP-ESP prosthesis by Dr. Schmitz Dusseldorf Germany
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