Thank you very much for the reply. Your explanation makes much more sense than any explanation I have gotten from a doctor!!
I saw another doc today who said "no way" to ADR with existing fusion. He also said that facet pain would likely increase with ADR since the ADR would allow movement in the facet joints. Basically the same that you stated in the case of severely degenerated facets.
Again, I appreciate the helpful response.
Cheers!
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2010 ACDF C6/7
2019 cervical facet pain
2020 bilateral RFA C3-5, horrible experience, it relieved the pain but I could not hold my head up.
2023 MRI shows disc degeneration C3-6 with facet degeneration. Considering ADR.
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