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This is a discussion on Facet Joint Resurfacing within the Emerging Spine Surgery Technologies forums, part of the Spine Surgery Support category; A cool looking material used to help heal provide a scaffold of repair for joints. Artimplant - Resurfacing . Just ...
Facet Joint Resurfacing A cool looking material used to help heal provide a scaffold of repair for joints. Artimplant - Resurfacing. Just another cool facet technology hopefully coming fast 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
Re: Facet Joint Resurfacing Gerraspine AG - Search another one that i was actually looking for before i posted that other one.
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
Re: Facet Joint Resurfacing Very interesting, I wonder if it would be cost effective and worthwhile to have done as a supplement to ADR for those of us with bad facets? Thanks for the info!Originally Posted by sportsnut3007
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Diagnosis
L2/L3 bilateral facet joint arthropathy - sclerotic (B-FJA-S)
L3/L4 M6-L ADR; severe B-FJA-S; mod foraminal stenosis (R)
L4/L5 M6-L ADR; severe B-FJA-S; posterior decompression
L5/S1 bilateral hemisacralized; B-FJA-S
Procedures or Diagnostics
3/09 L3.L5 Laminectomy; L4/L5 w Disectomy
7/09 FJI, Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation (4 L)
4/10 Discogram
6/10 L3.L5 M6-L ADR
8/11 L4/L5 Epidural Steriod Inj (L)
10/11 CT Myleogram
12/11 Medial Branch Blocks (8)
Re: Facet Joint Resurfacing Thanks for the links SN!
Justin Averna
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- 1994: Football Injury, Severe Hyperextension
- 1997: Snow Skiing Injury
- 3/7/1997: Laminotomy L4/L5
- 1999 & 2003: Motor Vehicle Accidents (not at fault both times) --> Grade V Annular Tears L4/L5 & L5/L6
- 11/15/2003: 2-Level ProDisc® L4/L5 & L5/L6*, *lumbosacral transitional vertebra --> Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
- 4/2008: 4.5 years pain-free before "new" leg pain
- 5/14/2009: Dynamic Stabilization System L4/L5, Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
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