37 y/o former hockey player and then powerlifter. Looked into hybrid adr/fusion at L4-S1 but it's $30k oop cost. Also facets are hurting so ADR could fail quickly. Looking into TLIF at those 2 levels with back up plan to do ADR if any other levels fail after fusion. Hope you get answers you need.
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- 37 y/o male
- fell off of 20 foot roof in 1997
- L4/L5 Laminectomy/Partial Discectomy for drop-foot (right) and sciatica after accident (successful)
- sporadic flare-up over last 18.5 years
- now worsening with lumbar/sacral/coccyx muscle spasms
- DDD L4/L5/S1, candidate for hybrid/ADR
- considering Dr. Zigler, Dr. Zeegers, local doc
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