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Cover to Protect Nerves From Scar Tissue

This is a discussion on Cover to Protect Nerves From Scar Tissue within the Emerging Spine Surgery Technologies forums, part of the Spine Surgery Support category; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...rticle_120.pdf Discusses 2 different types of material used to protect nerves from scaring. I have no clue why we dont ...

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    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...rticle_120.pdf Discusses 2 different types of material used to protect nerves from scaring. I have no clue why we dont use this in USA. Im sure there is "some"reason out there, but I choose not to dig lol. Score for Europeans again lol.
    Riding 4 wheeler and playing basketball. Collide with guy in mid air and I hit concrete on one leg and then fall down. Wake up in pain cant move for few hours, fine few days later. Back never the same.

    dec 2007 horseplaying with father, contained l5-s1 disc herniation with sciata on right leg, traction helps and time, pain free, diagnosed ddd l4/l5 and l5/s1

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    I wish they used this on me now my nerves are trapped in scar tissue

    Epidural Fibrosis

    Gil
    L5-S1 lam 1994
    L2 to L5 DDD
    L3 -L4 hern Dec 2007.
    L4-L5 Annular fissure with mild central stenosis and moderate facet hypertrophy.
    L5-S1 bilaterial neural foraminal narrowing with inferior effacement.
    L2-L3 Right-sided neural foraminal narrowing
    L3-L4 related to posterolateral hypertrophic spurs and facet hypertrophy.
    C3-C4 limited DDD
    15 injections Depo. P.T. 18 months 9 dose packs,
    Nerve Block Injections.4 ESI S1
    L5-S1 Foraminotomy 09
    L4-L5 Microdiscectomy 09 ReHerniation 4-2010
    Surgery 6-29-11 L4-L5-S1 Decompression Fusion L5-S1 and Coflex F implants


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