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He said an ADR adjacent to the fusion would produce additional wear and tear on the artificial disk, risking wear debris, etc. which could produce infection etc. He said we don't know enough yet to go this route so the tried and true approach would be fusion. i asked about wear and tear to the next adjacent disc and he admitted that, yes the reason to avoid the ADR was the same concern I had for the next adjacent disc. But that even with my less than healthy next adjacent disc it was the better option.

Anyone ever heard of this argument against ADR?

Time for a third opinion?