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Any advice on aging with nonremovable steel spinal rods (short fusion long rod technique) that are already 25 yrs old?

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Depends...: I would leave in any spinal hardware that is not causing symptoms. If there is associated back pain with the hardware, you should see a spine surgeon to determine the cause of the pain and see if hardware removal is needed.

Dr Hyde agreed

Answered 2/18/2020

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