Trace raises some excellent points, though the “crusty” article from Ms. Davis praising Dr Rosen (a Medtronic consultant) is as one-sided as any “side” can be!
That said, it would be nice to move away from taking positions purely on anecdotal assessments. I do see some progress in this area, but the studies all have their own biases (most would agree, eh?) and are designed by one organization. Question: why isn’t NASS or SAS executing a global survey!?
Though this study is small, it is a 10 year study – and it’s FRENCH!
And the results do correlate with others (e.g. 5 year studies) past and present (and to be posted):
Publication: Long-term Results of One-Level Lumbar Arthroplasty
http://adrsupport.org/eve/forums/a/t...1/m/3051084932
But back to my key position: spend copious amounts of time scrutinizing the qualifications/disqualifications for patient selection. I’ve talked about this frequently here, and I will not be getting off my soapbox for a long, long time….
In the meantime, we need to work with device mfrs and doctors to further enhance these qualifications…more later.