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Spine Health | Last Active: May 12 7:57am | Replies (9)
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@barrm Hello and welcome to Connect. It may be specific to the surgeon that you consult, and my experience at Mayo was with Dr. Fogelson in Rochester. He does do both fusion and artificial discs for cervical spine surgery. You could also call the neurosurgery department and ask who does artificial disc surgery. I chose fusion over ADR for my situation. My fusion is at C5C6 and my movement for head turning is the same as before surgery because this level doesn't do much for head turning. That is mostly C1 & C2 with some help from C4 and C5. If you needed surgery on discs in the C1 to C4 range, that would affect head turning if fused and ADR could help preserve motion there.
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thanks for the reply.
This is Rochester, NY? Is he at a particular hospital for me to contact? Neurosurgeon here in Canada indicates c5/c6/c7 would be my fusion options, however, he is hesitant to do it because post surgery more pain is very possible with restricted movement. My facet joints are also a mess apparently.
I have JUST found out about ADR ( not through doctors), but people I know that went to Germany to have it done in their neck and back. No ill effects post surgery with pain relief.