I was wondering how many disks that are removed for fusion or ADR are ever investigated, so the cause of the degeneration is known and can be used as a treatment. I bet nearly zero% are ever studied. It a pitiful shame that medicine treats symptoms, not causes. Every doctor will matter of factly claim they don't know what causes these diseases, but do they investigate them to find a cause?
If or when I have surgery, I will ask if they are going to do anything with the disks.
Thanks for the articles Harrison.
__________________
Don G.
3 level DDD L5-S1 through L3-L4.
"Compressed" L5-S1 in ~1992.
Herniation at L3-L4 and L4-L5
Fusion or ADR in near future
|