thoughts on cervical ADR?
Well it seems like the second generation cervical ADR's like prodisc-C, prestige LP etc. have been around for a reasonable while now, and there are a lot of people that have had them for various reasons.
I'm curious as to peoples general thoughts on how the cervical ADR vs fusion debate has changed over the past 12 months - are people feeling more strongly that ADR is a better option with the passage of time? Are those that had successful surgery still going well one or two years on? Have any new unforeseen drawbacks from ADR come to light?
I guess I'm interested in hearing general thoughts from people that have the first hand experience or have been researching/following this over the past while.
I'd also be interested in thoughts about the still newer discs like mobi-C vs prodisc etc.
thanks for any comments,
Rob
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snowboarding injury 1997 landed on head, some subluxation of cervical vertebrae no surgery, some ongoing neck and shoulder pain but bearable.
surfing injury 2004 - transient paralysis from neck down for 15 seconds, resolved fully - herniated c5/c6 disc plus some bulging at c3/4/5. Initially had dermatome pain after injury which resolved - general parasthesia in arms/legs was fairly mild after injury but has been worsening.
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