@cbove2 Thanks for sharing the information. I searched for it and found it in Becker's Spine Review and they do deserve credit for their copyrighted information.

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The article in Becker's Spine Review may be found at this link: https://www.beckersspine.com/spine/item/52499-california-neurosurgeon-reverses-3-level-cervical-fusion-with-artificial-discs.html

My comments regarding the article on Dr. Lanman and his procedure are:

This is an example of a doctor owned surgical facility that is marketing their targeted services in a wealthy area. To be fair, patients should also get other opinions elsewhere because their doctors may be biased because it is a surgery center for profit. They may not be interested in complex cases that don't fit their interests. There will still be risks involving their surgery, and this is a procedure that they want to do as a re-operation for spine surgery patients. They will need to saw through a fused area to insert an artificial disc into it and make sure that they don't damage the spinal cord in doing that. Patients need to advocate for their own best interests and understand the benefits as well as the risks. Artificial discs can also fail, and the body can have an immune response to foreign materials in the implant, and bone growth can occur around the artificial disc in an attempt to stabilize the motion. There really isn't a one procedure that is best for all patients and patients need to learn about different procedures that can address the problem before making a decision.