Any experiences with Spinal Fusion

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The Orthopedic Surgeon we went to this week said my wife needs a spinal fusion

to get the space back at L4-L5 where she has the worst degeneration. This

surgeon only uses the Open PLIF procedure. I have been reading about a MAST PLIF

which is minimally invasive. Does anyone out there have experiences (both good

and bad) with either of these?

We have an appointment scheduled with a Neurosurgeon for July 21 as a second

opinion, or if he agrees and does the MAST PLIF we might go with him instead.

Thank you

Marty