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  • Minimally Invasive Fusion

    Hi everyone, just wanted to know if anyone knows anything about it or has had it. Who is a cantidate for this type of procedure?
    Thanks,
    jsully
    36 year young cardiac RN
    old curve C 29, T 70, L 50
    new curve C 7, T 23, L 20
    Surgery June 11, UCH, Dr. Cronen T2-L5, posterior
    Revision December 20 L5-S1 with pelvic fixation
    and Osteotomy to L3 at Tampa General Hospital

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    are you talking about VATS? The surgery where they make a couple small incisions and use a camera to help fuse? Well my mom is a surgeon and she read a bunch of stuff about this surgery and she was really interested in it and she took me to see a doctor that specializes in it and he was a jerk. So I'm definetly not having it, I'm not really sure what you have to be to qualify for the surgery because the doctor didn't tell me anything about it. Except that there was no way I was going to have it. sorry I couldn't be of more help.
    ~Leelee ♪
    [-] 17 years old
    _[-] 12th grade
    [-] scoliosis, 45T and 42 L
    _[-] kyphosis, 67*
    [-] Boston brace for 4 years
    _[-] Stopped 6/8/05 at 4:32 PM

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    • #3
      Same technique, never heard of that abbreieviation.
      jsully
      36 year young cardiac RN
      old curve C 29, T 70, L 50
      new curve C 7, T 23, L 20
      Surgery June 11, UCH, Dr. Cronen T2-L5, posterior
      Revision December 20 L5-S1 with pelvic fixation
      and Osteotomy to L3 at Tampa General Hospital

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