i had a three level fusion of the c spine
not everyones outcome is the same but my fusion has lead to ajacent level ddd. read about "Wolf's Law" i would have done adr if i had known my options. i have had one revison because of non fusion and another fusion because of ajacent level issues. so now i am a three level c spine fusion patient and none the better for it. 
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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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