It's so hard to trust the information we are getting. Many surgeons still can't perform ADR. Many have been to training and have done some cases, but the hospital's risk management dept doesn't want them doing ADR because of the pending lawsuits.... or the hospital administration doesn't want them doing ADR because reimbursement issues are still a free-for-all.
I'm not horribly afraid of a single-level fusion, but for MY body... I'll choose ADR over fusion if I'm a good candidate.
Do your homework.... you'll have to live with the results.... not the claims adjustor... not your doctor.
Good luck!
Mark
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