harrington rods and flatback
Hi, all
I don't know if anyone has checked these posts in a while. Seems the last post was quite a long time ago however I'm hoping to start the thread going again.
I, too, had surgery with Hugo Keim. I was 22. As with so many that had Harrington Rod surgery, I am experiencing Flatback. I had a thoraco-lumbar curve and spondlylolisthesis. Dr. Keim did both surgeries at the same time.
My rod was broken after 6 months and part of my fusion didn't heal so about 5 yrs later I had a 2nd surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery with David Levine. He removed the Harrington Rod and put in 2 compression rods.
I was hoping to share experiences with others that have the pain from flatback years later.
Jill
Hi, all
I don't know if anyone has checked these posts in a while. Seems the last post was quite a long time ago however I'm hoping to start the thread going again.
I, too, had surgery with Hugo Keim. I was 22. As with so many that had Harrington Rod surgery, I am experiencing Flatback. I had a thoraco-lumbar curve and spondlylolisthesis. Dr. Keim did both surgeries at the same time.
My rod was broken after 6 months and part of my fusion didn't heal so about 5 yrs later I had a 2nd surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery with David Levine. He removed the Harrington Rod and put in 2 compression rods.
I was hoping to share experiences with others that have the pain from flatback years later.
Jill
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