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How much growth would you expect the fused portion of my spine to have grown had it been left unfused?
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Hard to say: It depends on how many were fused and at what age . If not fuse and you did proper exercises your cartillage would be elastic and could stretch giving you extra height. With a fusion you can not do this stretch.
Answered 7/20/2012
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That is dependent on: Your age at the time of surgery, the level of the surgery and the number of vertebrae fused.
Answered 10/4/2016
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