Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
09-23-2011, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 17,914
You have big osteophytes.
You lost the...
You have big osteophytes.
You lost the lordosis curve.
http://boneandspine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/cervical_spine.jpg
This is a healthy C-spine. Notice the nice curve. I your X rays...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
09-23-2011, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 17,914
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Forum: iSpine
09-23-2011, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,247
American Spine Surgeons Are Not Top Notch
It was either here or on another forum I read about a chiropractor who went overseas for an ADR. He saw US surgeons and elected to have his surgery done outside the US. One comment that stuck in my...
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Forum: iSpine
09-01-2011, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,539
For every good US surgeon there are 50 hacks.
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For every good US surgeon there are 50 hacks.
There are ball and socket ADR available in the US but they over rotate. The good ADRs are motion limiting.
Let's hope that your recovery continues...
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Forum: iSpine
08-31-2011, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,539
If I do myself in it will be more spectacular...
If I do myself in it will be more spectacular than than setting myself on fire.
I think the reason they call fusion the gold standard is because it rakes in the most gold for the health care...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
08-31-2011, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 11,531
The reason doctors treat patients like...
The reason doctors treat patients like customers/cash vending machines in the US goes to our decline as a society. Most people really suck, it's just that doctors suck more. There are exceptions....
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Forum: iSpine
08-31-2011, 04:00 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,539
Rolling the Dice and Getting a Fusion Maybe
You don't here a lot of good things about spinal fusion but I can't afford to do to Europe and get an ADR so I'm rolling the dice and getting a fusion. If it works I will be able to return to work...
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Forum: iSpine
08-31-2011, 03:15 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 11,884
Doctors lie. There are a lot of drugs like...
Doctors lie. There are a lot of drugs like Abilify that make people do crazy things like go on killing spree ala Columbine. If you want to know the truth about drugs google ask a patient. Doctors and...
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Forum: iSpine
08-31-2011, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 26,005
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Forum: iSpine
08-31-2011, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 23,248
That surgeon would not even make good butcher....
That surgeon would not even make good butcher. He's lucky he didn't butcher me because I would have butchered him so that he can't butcher anyone else.
Sue him and everyone involved and if you...
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Forum: iSpine
08-31-2011, 02:26 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,838
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
06-30-2011, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,372
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
06-30-2011, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,372
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
06-30-2011, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,224
This may sound simplistic. My neck is a mess....
This may sound simplistic. My neck is a mess. When I was living in a different part of the country I say an atlas orthogonal chiropractor. I had seen chiros for may years with mixed results. I had...
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Forum: iSpine
06-30-2011, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 12,364
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Forum: iSpine
06-26-2011, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 12,364
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Forum: iSpine
06-26-2011, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 12,364
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Forum: iSpine
06-25-2011, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,923
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Forum: iSpine
06-25-2011, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 12,364
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Forum: iSpine
06-24-2011, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 12,364
I have gotten very conflicting opinions from...
I have gotten very conflicting opinions from surgeons. The last one told me that an old style ADR like the ones available in the US would not be a good thing for me because they over rotate. I asked...
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Forum: iSpine
06-22-2011, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 12,364
Here are some facts.
American MD...
Here are some facts.
American MD collectively pay 2 billion for malpractice insurance but they make an extra 400 billion from medical errors. The lie when they say they worry about getting sued....
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Forum: iSpine
06-22-2011, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 12,364
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Forum: iSpine
06-21-2011, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 12,364
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Forum: iSpine
06-20-2011, 03:22 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 12,364
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Forum: iSpine
06-20-2011, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 12,364
My condition is.
stenosis foraminal and...
My condition is.
stenosis foraminal and canal, spur, and DDD from 3-4 to 6-7 with herniation at 5-6 left nerve root compression and cord contacted and indented.
I am not sure what country has...
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