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From: Jean.Prophet@f33.n371.z1.fidonet.org (Jean Prophet)
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Subject: disk bulge/herniation.
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Date: 27 Oct 90 03:22:26 GMT
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

 > ps   I've been thinking......What if a surgeon were to "wrap" some
 > form of binding material around a bulging disk to permanently hold in
 > it's normal shape? An analogy would be when you put duct tape around
 > a bulging radiator hose in your car.......Has this been thought of
 > before? Or actually done? If it could be done it would relieve a lot
 > of poeple.....

      Well, it sounds good in theory, but I don't think that they do that, 
Jim.  BUT, they DO 'clip' part of the 'bulging' disc material 
(mini-surgery) leaving only a 'bandaid' type scar around the area.

                                    Jean

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