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iSpine Discuss SAS-11 Activ-C clinical trial to begin soon in the Main forums forums; I got to spend some time this morning with one of my favorite surgeons, Dr. Frank Coufal. He has a ... |
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SAS-11 Activ-C clinical trial to begin soon
I got to spend some time this morning with one of my favorite surgeons, Dr. Frank Coufal. He has a lot of important news.
Both he and Dr. Regan will be co-investigators for the upcoming Activ-C clinical trial. This will be a single-level study. Like other ADR trials, non-reimbursed expenses will be paid by the study. This is a randomized trial, but the control group will get ProDisc-C... not a fusion. Remember to take what I say with a grain of salt. I like to think that I accurately understand and report what I'm hearing. I can be wrong. Things can change. Don't believe what you read on the Internet. Having said that, this is huge news. He is actively (pun intended) seeking single-level cervical ADR candidates for the study. You can contact his La Jolla office via La Jolla Neurosurgical Associates AMC. You can contact his Orange County office via Welcome to OC Medical Group. Out of town patients may consider using GPN for remote presentation, or do it on your own. Dr. Coufal believes that the trial will begin in a couple of months. (Again, things can change, but that is the info I have now.) What great news! Mark
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1997 MVA 2000 L4-5 Microdiscectomy/laminotomy 2001 L5-S1 Micro-d/lami 2002 L4-S1 Charite' ADR - SUCCESS! 2009 C3-C4, C5-C6-C7, T1-T2 ProDisc-C Nova Summer 2009, more bad thoracic discs! Life After Surgery Website President: Global Patient Network, Inc. Founder: www.iSpine.org |
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Those of us with multi levels left behind
It make me sad and without hope that the spine community of doctors, devices, insurance, and FDA give little hope to those of us with multi level DDD. Even though we know how contined fusion affects the disc above and below; we continue to repeat the same mistakes. Here I sit with peek cage at 3/4 fusion 4/5-5/6 and in need of work on my 6/7 but ADR is not an option.
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female age 45, height 5"6", 145 lbds, non smoker, conservative treatments failed, (7/2007) C4/5/6 peek disc replacements,plate & screws failed fusion, (9/2008) revision with bone replace plate and screws, (10/2009) C3/4 stand alone peek cage, (12/2010) facet joint injections C3-7, (1/2011) rhizotomy C6/7 failed, Trouble swallowing most recent mri (7/2011) shows ajacent level issues: right neural foraminal narrowing C2/3, posterior bulge indents thecal sac at C6/7/T1 no mass effect on cord. |
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