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<p>[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4363482"]Pretty sure he meant - don't let them take the iliac crest BONE (autograft) from the hip but it's OK to draw BMA from the hip (if using an inert carrier). The bone marrow aspirate presumably contains MSC's and other growth factor goodies which can be combined with a good carrier, and obviate the need to harvest hip bone autograft.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree - don't do autograft. But I don't recommend the carrier/BMA approach for a lot of reasons it would take too long to describe. I personally recommend allograft (sourced from MTF). If you don't have any other significant health issues (smoking, diabetes, osteoporosis) then your cervical fusions will heal fine. And it's safe. The allograft bone is dead, de-celled, de-fatted and sterilized. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have had 2 cervical fusion surgeries, 5 years apart or so. Both were 2 level fusions so I've had 4 levels in which allograft bone was used. I went with a neurosurgeon who did mostly spine (as recommended earlier). He did a really good job, with great results for several years. But as can happen with time/age and continued athletic activity, the adjacent levels can take more load and may degenerate faster. Especially if the other adjacent cervical discs are already degenerated. So I started having severe radiculopathy and loss of feeling again some years later. That second surgery was a little more tricky and I couldn't get the same neurosurgeon - he had stopped doing spine surgery. I went with another neurosurgeon and it came out OK. Living with chronic neck pain is not a life. I put both surgeries off too long, when looking back. I could have been pain-free, as I am now, so much sooner. Good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4363482"]Pretty sure he meant - don't let them take the iliac crest BONE (autograft) from the hip but it's OK to draw BMA from the hip (if using an inert carrier). The bone marrow aspirate presumably contains MSC's and other growth factor goodies which can be combined with a good carrier, and obviate the need to harvest hip bone autograft. I agree - don't do autograft. But I don't recommend the carrier/BMA approach for a lot of reasons it would take too long to describe. I personally recommend allograft (sourced from MTF). If you don't have any other significant health issues (smoking, diabetes, osteoporosis) then your cervical fusions will heal fine. And it's safe. The allograft bone is dead, de-celled, de-fatted and sterilized. I have had 2 cervical fusion surgeries, 5 years apart or so. Both were 2 level fusions so I've had 4 levels in which allograft bone was used. I went with a neurosurgeon who did mostly spine (as recommended earlier). He did a really good job, with great results for several years. But as can happen with time/age and continued athletic activity, the adjacent levels can take more load and may degenerate faster. Especially if the other adjacent cervical discs are already degenerated. So I started having severe radiculopathy and loss of feeling again some years later. That second surgery was a little more tricky and I couldn't get the same neurosurgeon - he had stopped doing spine surgery. I went with another neurosurgeon and it came out OK. Living with chronic neck pain is not a life. I put both surgeries off too long, when looking back. I could have been pain-free, as I am now, so much sooner. Good luck.[/QUOTE]
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