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Originally Posted by Dr. Smith
That may depend on the direction in which they're moving apart. Without the medical jargon (because I can't think of it right now) it may be up/down, left/right, forward/backward, angled/tilted, and/or any combination of those, and if there's any torque (rotation) involved, things can be quite complicated.
Doc
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They may be moving or slipping onto another disc. IMO, sometimes a fracture can heal on its own. But if it's not healing (or *fusing*) then if it's at all an option, surgical fusion can keep it from slipping anymore. So yes it sounds logical to me.
Malinda