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Originally Posted by ginnie
The vertebra above and below the surgical site need to be strong enough to handle the hardware. I had C6-7 done, and five years later was fused C3-7. Domino effect can occur.
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Hi Ginnie,
In researching my above response to Kean, I came across the precise(?) medical term for this effect/phenomenon—
adjacent segment degeneration (
ASD).
Now I know what to call it, and how to find/reference it.
Doc