FDA approved disc for three levels (Lumbar)
Hello everyone! Been 'living' with pain for the better part of seven years. My doctors locally (I live in the Caribbean) is pushing for fusion, however, I am looking for an alternative.
Does anyone know if the FDA had approved three levels disc replacement in the US yet? My insurance company may consider 100% coverage once it is being offered in the US. I already have approval/quotations from Germany, Barcelona and Zurich and they all indicated I need two levels cervical and three lumbar but I am not sure if they (insurers) will cover anything outside of the US.
Also, can both cervical and lumbar be done under one anaesthesia in the US (like they do in Europe)? Any information on this will be helpful. Thanks so much in advance!
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SadiaMJ
L4/L5, L5/S1 - Disc herniation 2010
L4/L5, L5/S1 - Microlaminar discectomy 2010
C4/5, C5/6 - DDD with disc bulge and Kyphosis 2015
L3/L4, L4/L5, L5/S1 - DDD with disc protrusion 2015
Loss of lumbar lordosis
Chronic Pain Disease
Post-laminectomy syndrome
-ADR candidate.
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