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Old 06-11-2015, 11:08 PM
pittpete pittpete is offline
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2 tiny keyhole sized incisions in the back to put the screws in
Sounds like a minimally invasive posterior fusion.
Sounds like Biersdedt would remove the disc from the front, place the interbody spacer then flip you and insert pedicle screws and rods...

What are the condition of your facets?
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Born 1970/1995-Hurt at work/1996-Right disc fragment L4-L5 discectomy-On/off back pain,no serious leg pain until/2007-Right herniation L5-S1,recurrent small herniation at L4-L5 with unbearable leg pain/6/08 discectomy L5-S1/leg pain relieved/occaisional mechanical pain/2012-Cymblata 60 mg,occasional aleve/2014-LB pain not debilitating but chronic,Rhizotomy relieves facet pain on right side/2015-L4-S1 facets shot/4/15 PLIF L4-S1 with facectomy
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