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Archive Home > 2010 > March > 18 > Effective or Experimental?

Effective or Experimental?

Some artificial disk replacements have earned FDA approval, but insurance companies are still hesitant to foot the bill

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
March 18, 2010

Last July, Robert Miller thought he had just pulled a muscle. The 43-year-old railroad employee and weight-lifting enthusiast from Culver figured he'd take it easy at the gym for a while and everything would return to normal. But during the next six months, his biceps got weaker and weaker. Then....

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