Oh, sorry about the confusion! It was me who put flexible fusion in quotes. I've found a lot about it on the web. It sure sounds interesting.
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It sounds like they try that for one or two levels associated with conditions not including idiopathic scoliosis, not many levels as in idiopathic scoliosis. I am not sure why it can't be used for more levels.Sharon, mother of identical twin girls with scoliosis
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every scoli surgeon i asked...and i asked alot...
said anything flexible would not support the spine enough
and it would cause the spine to collapse after a short time...
if not right away...they said the rigidity was needed for support...
believe me, i was looking for someone to tell me it is possible
to do for more than one or two discs....
jess...and Sparky
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