Pro C bettet than fusion but
Certainly ProDisc C is better than actuall fusion but the M6 looks like it preserves more natural motion. Since I already have adjacent level ddd from the fusion above and below, I feel that ADR is the only option for the c 2/3 and or c 6/7. I can't risk the need for further surgery. The insurance companies would have already saved a lot of money had they approved the two level ADR in the first place! That said, my surgeon did not tell me about these other options; which should be a requirement! I wish I could find a US surgeon that would do the disc removal and I will pay for the ADR's myself. The FDA need to approve the multi levels ADR's and stop the  red tape!!!
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54 yr old female 5'7" 147 lbs. non-smoker conservative treatments failed
2007 fusion @ C4-6 peek cages, failed due to long term use of cox-2 inhibitor
2008 revised C4-6 donor bone, plate & screws
2009 fusion with Roi-C @ C3-4
2015 MRI & CT mjr ddd @ C6-7, segmental kyphosis at C7-T1, 2-level M6-C prosthesis by Dr. Clavel Barcelona Spain
2019 H.O. formed behind M6-C @ C6-7 left nerve rt & in spinal canal.
2020 Revision C6-7 to a CP-ESP prosthesis by Dr. Schmitz Dusseldorf Germany
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