I don't think you can even get a thoracic ADR. The anterior approach is obscured by ribs, sternum, etc. in the way, and at the moment, C6-C7 seems to be as low as anyone will go.
The T-spine is pretty well braced with ribs and each segment has very little motion, so there's not much reason not to have a fusion there.
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April '98 - Injured @ work
Oct '98 - Declared "permanent and stationary" by workers' comp docs
10 years of PT and chiropractic...
Oct '08 - Sudden incapacitating lumbar / sciatic pain with foot drop
April '09 - L5-S1 microdiscectomy fixes foot drop and most of the pain
May '11 Hey doc, I'm tired of my neck hurting...
Dec '11 - C5-6 Prodisc-C
July '12 - Neck is still doing well. L5-S1 is "done" - bone on bone
July '13 - L4-L5-S1 TLIF
Aug '13 - C7-T1 microdiskectomy
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