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Metal on Metal Wear

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  1. 12-23-2011, 06:55 PM #1
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    Default Metal on Metal Wear

    For those of us with Maverick discs, this answers the nagging question of metallic debris.

    Bad news for Jiffy Lube though.....

    Metal to metal.doc
    04/06 L5/S1 Rupture
    05/06 MRI shows DDD @ L2-S1
    06/06 Diskectomy/ Laminotomy L5/S1
    04/07 Recurrent Disc L5/S1
    4 Ortho and 1 Neuro Surgeon, 5 MRIs, 1 EGM, 1 Myleogram & 11 EDIs later:
    03/27/09 L4/5 & L5/S1 Maverick discs at Stenum (www.dr-ritter-lang.com)
    11/9/11 C6/7 Herniation with Nerve Impingement. Another journey begins.
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    Default Re: Metal on Metal Wear

    Thanks for the attachment. Happy Holidays!
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  3. 12-30-2011, 04:44 PM #3
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    Default Re: Metal on Metal Wear

    Quote Originally Posted by trkdoc714 View Post
    For those of us with Maverick discs, this answers the nagging question of metallic debris.

    Bad news for Jiffy Lube though.....

    Metal to metal.doc

    Thanks for attachment!

    it's time for doctors, and the nascar teams to work together...

    Good news for us so far....
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    * Stenum Hospital (Germany) Maverick disc implanted (10-19-07) L4-L5

    * To view my post-op video's click- http://www.youtube.com/ type ADR surgery into the space bar

    * Fusion of c5-c6 on (11-02-09) Boston, USA http://fusion-c5-c6.blogspot.com/
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