Truck - the neurosurgeon that I had a second opinion with said that the European system is not as good as our FDA process, and that is why he doesn't trust what little data they have.
It's a shame, because I don't think that the FDA process is necessarily any better. There are a lot of flaws in data that comes from clinical trials in the US too.
Bottom line for us spine patients though - it sucks.
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Cathy
MRI 12/07
L4-5 Mild-moderate disc degeneration with dessication.
L5-S1 Mild disc degeneration with dessication, minimal disc bulging.
PT/medication/acupuncture/ESI's/facet injection
Discogram 12/3/08 confirmed L4/L5 & L5/S1 as pain generators.
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