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Old 02-21-2014, 03:16 PM
bwink23 bwink23 is offline
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Originally Posted by dieter View Post
Hi bwink23,

in a German forum a situation is described where the M6C nucleus actually did not stay in its position.

Yes an ADR can be turned into a fusion but a failed ADR will most probably go along with undesirable side effects which can make things very complicated.

Regards Dieter


He did mention, one of those patients was German. Which one was which, i don't know.
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