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A member asked:
How rare is it for a harrington rod to start ?poking through surface of skin?
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Not really rare: The tip can start to protrude through the skin surface as the muscle atrophies around the rod or if the tip comes unhooked or rod breaks, it can press against the skin causing the skin to thin and the tip protrudes.
Answered 7/7/2012
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