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Old 02-19-2010, 01:45 PM
Maria Maria is offline
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Default re your age

In terms of adjacent level syndrome if it were fusion that were being suggested it would probably authorized and that in itself seems to have much evidence of necessity for further surgery re adjacent level problems not to mention revision surgeries.. yet because it's tried and true and been around for so long no doubt it would be authorized.

Sorry to read about the denial and hopefully it will be authorized soon. I hope you don't have to wait too long because as someone who has waited around a long time for me likey the option of ADR is out the window now because of the number of years I've waited and continued degenerative process in my spine re endplates and facets...adjacent level probs that occur anyway with no surgical intervention.

That part about being young ~ that should bode well for you in terms of recovery and that much is probably in the literature as well in terms of any surgery.
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