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Wed, 11/04/2009 - 18:02
marl64
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MRI with herrington rod

I had herrington rod surgery in 1979 and am now having low back and right hip pain. X-rays did not show anything abnormal so my spine specialist wants to do an MRI. He thinks my rod is made of titanium, but I'm not sure. I was 14 at the time and my medical records have been passed form doctor to doctor and lost somewhere along the way.

Does anyone know the material used back then? My MRI is scheduled for the day after tomorrow.

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Melissa

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Tue, 11/10/2009 - 22:43
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JenG
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Sorry I wasn't able to help

Sorry I wasn't able to help with the material your rod is made of. By now your MRI will be done. Just wondering how you got on?

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Surgery aged 57 for Scoliosis
Laminectomies, Osteotomies and Fusion T4-pelvis
using autograft, allograft and BMP
March 3, 2009, Brisbane, Australia.
Curve corrected and spine de-rotated from 68 degrees to 22.

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Fri, 11/13/2009 - 00:44
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marl64 wrote:I had

marl64 wrote:
I had herrington rod surgery in 1979 and am now having low back and right hip pain. X-rays did not show anything abnormal so my spine specialist wants to do an MRI. He thinks my rod is made of titanium, but I'm not sure. I was 14 at the time and my medical records have been passed form doctor to doctor and lost somewhere along the way.

Does anyone know the material used back then? My MRI is scheduled for the day after tomorrow.

Titanium,Had mine done in 1976. I've already had several MRI

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