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Disc Placement - Clavel vs. Bierstedt
At the end of the day, facilities, PT, amenities do not make any difference to me. The one and only most important consideration for the surgery in my book is the correct disc size and placement! If discs are not placed perfectly, any and all PTs, massages, etc. are of no use to me. If the wrong size is used, same deal.
Big question is: who has better skill and tools to ensure proper disc placement? Is anyone aware what tools and techniques these two fine doctors use to ensure the discs are placed correctly? Do they have something unique and special to increase chances of proper disc placement? Also, does anyone know how these two doctors choose the disc sizes?
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46yo, DDD of L4-S1. Microdiscectomy L5-L4 in 2014. L4-L5-S1 M6 ADR with Dr. Clavel - June 2015. |
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This all I have from Dr. Bierstedt
Regarding your questions, in the quote I received it states:
-fluroscopic guidance for accurate placement of implant -use of surgical microscope In addition, my question would be how many of the implants has the surgeon completed? Has he ever had one migrate or move in the body? Here is a list of some other questions: 40 Questions to Ask Your Surgeon Before Back Surgery
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2006: epidural shots did nothing; 2 surgeons recommended 2 level fusion, I declined. 2007 - 2010 4 foraminotomy and cord decompression cervical surgeries and 2 endoscopic discectomy T7-T8 surgeries; total 6 with Dr. Jho (Pittsburgh,PA) My C6/C7 autofused around 2009. 2013 - 2015: epidurals 3 times (again did nothing) and 4 Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) procedures. 2016 more RFAs, hit the 10 year mark of this insanity and pain, 3 level M6-C ADR with Dr. Clavel May 19, 2016 |
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