FDA trials did prove next to no ASD
Hi Dieter
I am going to jump in here. The US FDA clinical trials on the Prodisc actually did prove that an ADR is substantially less likely to cause ASD than fusion. I believe that after 5 years the fusion and Prodisc patients were compared. Approx. 25% of the fusion patients were starting to show ASD on MRIs. Only 2% of the Prodisc recipients showed signs of ASD.
For all the FDA bashing done on this site, it is nice to have some genuine facts backed up by a legitimate, multicenter trial.
You can find these results on the FDA website under clinical trials.
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Healthy and athletic for 51+ years until:
Dog yanked on leash & low back went, can't sit, stand, walk W/O pain.
10 mos. PT, Shots, meds, alternative stuff; nothing
Microdiscectomy at L5S1 at HSS - failed
Lost successful business, went on disability; more "conservative" treatments
At 3 years fed up and deciding upon ADR or Fusion
Scared and uncertain
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