Brand new here looking for advice, please?

[Hooch]

It is a contraindication. If it is a pars fracture etc. I would absolutely not have an adr in there, but you can surely find a surgeon who is willing. There are highly aggresive surgeons who push the boundaries.

The other factor that is 'pro' hybrid is not that l5s1 doesn't move (it sure as heck does), but the motion introduced by adr's is imperfect and a two level introduces more complex non-physiological torque. Though the clinical relevance of this is subject to debate.

Yes Mark is right the driving force is financial with US insurance reluctant to approve two level for whatever claptrap goes through their heads.

From the limited data available when I trudged through this nonsense outcomes were similar.

Concentrate on choosing the surgery most appropriately indicated for your condition.

Best of luck.

[Maria]

Hey Mark,
thanks for coming back and stating what was presented by Dr.Guyer as SAS11 re L5S1 not having much motion there anyway so go ahead and fuse. I won't repeat that again! I do remember Dr.D saying that to me during my surgical consultation w/him back in '05 and when asking Dr.R about fusion vs. adr at L5S1 he said "either or or" as I recall.

Any news re when the FDA might approve use of ADR at multiple levels? Any closer to this?