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Old 10-14-2013, 06:25 AM
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Maria, sorry, but I just don't know. Judy, did they knock you out? General anesthesia may not be OK for someone really old or frail. I think that bone is very highly innervated, so I would expect an unstable fracture to be much more painful on movement or weight bearing than a disc issue.

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