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A member asked:
If a cervical spinal fusion been determined to fused properly should the neck hardware be removed?
5 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Patient's option: You do not have to remove the hardware. Doing so is a second operation, that does not need to be done.
Answered 11/28/2012
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Usually not unless : The hardware or instrumentation poses or is causing an issue such as displacement or loosening which would be rare with a fusion achieved.
Answered 3/8/2015
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No: There is no reason to remove the hardware.
Answered 10/31/2013
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Can Be: Once fusion is complete then you can remove the hardware. It doesn't need to be removed but can be removed if it is causing a problem(e.g., trouble swallowing, etc) Even removing the hardware does not necessarily fix the swallowing problem
Answered 9/13/2014
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