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Treatment Of The Plaintiff In Dr. Fichtel's Case

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Because Dr. Fichtel has not treated the Plaintiff in seven years, he is not in a position to give an opinion as to the cause of the Plaintiff’s injuries. Prior to him giving an opinion as to the cause of the Plaintiff’s cervical spine injuries, he would have to examine her, which he has not. The MRI ordered by Dr. Vardiman in 2000 showed the C6-7 as normal appearing with no disk bulge and no impingement on the C-6 nerve root. Dr. Ficthel stated that the did not treat the Plaintiff for any injury other than at the C5-6 level because based on his exams and the radiology studies, there was no need to perform treatment at any other levels. Following the 2007 surgery, the pain the Plaintiff was complaining of was not indicative of adjacent

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