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Old 07-31-2021, 03:51 AM   #110
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https://podcast.sportsnet.ca/31-thou...c-replacement/

31 Thoughts Podcast for July 31st with special guest Dr. Chad Prusmack, the Neurosurgeon made the artificial disk surgery recommendation to Eichel.
The doctor is adamant that a fusion is a poor choice for an athlete. He talks about how the fusion literally makes natural awareness of your body positioning tough, so the movement to take a slapshot would be different for example.

He also says someone with a fusion is much more likely to require more fusions up and down the spine as time goes on.

Certainly sounds like a disk replacement is the way to go according to this surgeon.
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