As far as surgical options we didn't discuss anything other than ADR. The disc at L4/L5 is pretty much toast. Disc height is actually pretty good, but it's dried out and only gonna get worse. But he did suggest the injections and RFA before surgery.
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Originally Posted by bwink23
Ian,
Nice to see you got some questions answered. He didn't have any other surgical opinions he could give you that did not pertain to artificial disc?
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- 20+ years of constant back pain
- Sacralization (natural fusion) at L5/S1
- DDD at L4/L5 dating back to mid twenties
- Torn ligaments in SI joint
- PRP injections at SI joint
- Tarlov cysts on sacrum
- Lumbar stenosis
- L4/L5 ADR Feb 25, 2014 with Dr. Bierstedt.
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