sghansen,
Condolences on your condition, and welcome.
I've heard of three level lumbar ADR's being done by all of the below:
- Clavel, Spain
- Ritter-Lang, Germany
- Bertagnoli, Germany (not M6)
- Zeegers, Germany (not M6)
- Boeree, England (Dr Boeree is recently deceased, but perhaps his associate, Dare also performs them?)
You can have three level done in the US, it is just that your insurance is absolutely certain NOT to cover it. It will be more expensive here, but because of the risks of going overseas, depending on your risk tolerance, you may want to consider it. If I were intent on staying in the US, I'd start with Dr Zigler at Texas Back in Plano, TX (not M6). Another overseas surgeon that would be worth your time to research is Dr Luis Pimenta in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I don't know if the M6 is available in Brazil.
You can find surgical outcomes from all of these gentlemen on this site.
Good luck, Jeff
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C4/5 - ACDF in 2000
C5/6 - ACDF in 2002
C3/4 & C6/7 - M6 ADR, Nov 2009, Barcelona
Conceded defeat to a manifestly disingenuous BCBS-TX in my quest for reimbursement, Jan 2011
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