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What kind of spinal rod is used for spine scoliosis?
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Spinal rod: This is commonly referred to as harrington rods.
Answered 7/7/2012
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Varies: Most of the rods used for surgery in scoliosis are made of either titanium or an alloy such as cobalt-chrome. Typically two rods are used and they can be contoured to reproduce an anatomic sagittal and coronal alignment. As opposed to the older harrington rods that just principally used distraction for correction potentially causing a flat back. Thank you for the question.
Answered 2/4/2013
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