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Neuropathy from lumbar stenosis?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Sep 29, 2023 | Replies (75)Comment receiving replies
@jenniferhunter yes he said he can do it with bone block and yes I would not like to have any type of metals in it if possible as the body can react to it no matter what material. He also said that he would like to do another small bone block from the back as well to secure the neck better. I’m very anxious about the revision surgery but like you said it’s probably for better. Do they take those bone blocks from the donor’s?
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@robson78 Yes, bone bank bone is donor bone. It is cleaned and sterilized so there are no cells remaining in it. It is just the mineral matrix that is left over and your bone cells will grow into it to populate it. If he shaves off any bone preparing the surfaces, that is used to seed bone growth in a space left inside the bone spacer for that purpose. A typical ACDF puts a bone spacer in from the front. It's not as wide as vertebrae. I can understand why he wants a 2nd spacer in back. He has to make sure that all the surfaces will match up when he does this after removing the artificial disc. Sometimes there is a grove that an artificial disc slides into when they prepare the surface. Will he need to do an incision in the back of the neck for that? Make sure to discuss specifically that you want this with no metal hardware added so you are both on the same page. Did he schedule a surgery date?