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You're the only one who knows how much pain you have and who can therefore make the decision to have surgery. I always tell people to think of...

Don't know how old you were esp in 1998 but given I'm 63 I think it would be wise to go forward w/ full fusion as I do not want to be facing another...

Ohh Jackie... Have they identified the bacterium? I know of one member here who had to have debridement surgery to remove necrotic tissue... ...

Rods break because the fusion did not happen either in time before fatigue built up in the rod or at all. I think it is relatively rare in kids. I...

I'm actually curious. Is it common for rods to break before fusion is complete? My understanding is that you'd be talking about a 3-6 month window...

If doing just discectomies or osteotomies with or without temporary support worked in adults I think we would know that by know.

I've also known many teens who had excellent in brace correction, and who after maturity, had their curves return.

I think that's totally untrue with adults (and probably with most teens). Ask anyone who has had a broken rod prior to full fusion. Their curves...

Just an update. I never would have thought what seemed so minor would become such a problem. The wound has to have surgery. The surgeon has to remove...

Our orthodontist said if my girls didn't wear their retainers, the teeth might move back within a week. That is my memory though it was a long time...

Nancy, You might find this of interest. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6104735/ Ed

The theory I've heard is that there is remodulation that occurs even in adults -- i.e., if you pull the spine straight for a long time, it will stay...

Not that I've read.

As concerneddad says, discectomies do not require fusion. However, it makes no sense to me, to do a discectomy without fusion and implants in a...

Thanks for that info, Concerneddad. I really appreciate your contributions to this forum. Thank you for that also. DDD is as certain as death...

Discectomies don't necessarily require fusion. Especially in the back with the bigger vertebrae, sometimes they can just remove the portion of the...

Can you give us your feel for the numbers? If they do a discectomy they need to fuse the vertebra, no? I thought the point was to avoid fusion.

Hi, The link is https://www.facebook.com/groups/1121136701231861/ but it is a closed group. Look in the files section for info about European...

Thanks for this, Burdle. Can you post the FB page for people who want more information? I would have to search for it. When you say quite a few,...

Linda- Has there been any research or actions in US with this type of bendable rod? If so who/where?

There are quite a few now who have been tethered. It is more 'skeltally mature' rather than 'adults' that is the consideration. The surgery is...

Bill, Below is a list of some of the things that can happen to us when we get older. There is no easy answer. I hear if you surf goofy foot, it helps...

Hi Billy... As far as I know, there has never been such a study. It's really difficult to do long-term studies, especially when they involve...

Hey Billy, Linda would know this better than me but I think the issue future problems with an unfused lumbar under a fused thorax is mainly a...

Hey! Yeah I come along every now and then to check in and let people know how things are going. How is Jacob doing? I've been really lucky since...

Any knowledge of any studies related to long-term back health in post-op scoliosis patients? Yeah I imagine it's impossible to do anything that will...

Hopefully Dustin has run away, perhaps screaming, from the chiros towards a board certified pediatric orthopedic surgeon and a trained orthotist. ...

Hey Bill - I finally popped back on and there you are! Did not realize that you and my Jacob had the exact same fusion T3-L1 on the EXACT same day!...

It is mainly the neck...herniated discs and spinal stenosis, or narrowing of the spinal cord. My neck became painful in May 2013 around 5 years after...

I'm sorry to hear that, Ed. Was this pain a progressive thing or have you always had it post-op? Is there anything you think I should be doing to...