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Originally Posted by Bill1961
I should have been more clear. I was looking for the Cervical disks, the LP is for lumbar.
I heard through the grapevine that Spinal Kinetics was starting to prepare for FDA trials.
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M6 Trials start first quarter of 2010, I talked to the people at Spinal Kinetics...
And the Prestige LP is for the "Neck" (Cervical)...The one with the 4 screws is the old model...
Read this and look at the pics....
Prestige LP Cervical Disc Replacement / Arthroplasty
Study of Safety & Effectiveness of PRESTIGE® LP Cervical Disc vs. Anterior Cervical Fusion in Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
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C4-5: Mild disc height loss with central annular fissure. Small broad-based left paracentral disc protrusion. Moderate central canal stenosis-the disc protrusion abuts and mildly flattens the left ventral surface of the spinal canal.
C5-6: Disc desiccation with mild height loss.Diffuse discosteophyte bulge and uncovertebral joint hypertrophy, moderate central canal stenosis- Severe neuroforaminal stenosis bilaterally, right greater than left.
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prestige or Pro Disc advice
11-21-2009, 02:00 AM
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