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How To Treat 2 Fractured Screws At C6 And C7 Level?
I ve had two different surgeries on my neck. Starting at c4 - c7 I have 2 plates and 8 screws total. I ve had severe pain in middle of back and so x-rays showed that 2 of the screws are fractured at the c6, c7 level. Also I was told that my neck is broken and was told I should go to emergency room a.s.a.p. my screws are made of titanium they shouldn t have broke. Is this a regular occurance -them breaking? These x-ray forms difficult to understand and I don t see where it says my neck is broken. If you answer my question about the screws I will put whole diagnoses down and maybe then you can point out to me where it says my neck is broken Thankyou, Terri Pasquale
Tue, 25 Nov 2014
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After going through your query I concluded that you are having fixation in your neck by titanium screws. This screws are broken (implant failure). These may fail when they are unable to withstand physiological load. It is not normal to broke these but it is not unusable. You has not mentioned your complaints so you may or may not reguire further treatment based on clinical examination and complains. You can discuss your doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don't hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. You can also write to me directly on below link:
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Wishing you good health. Take care.
Welcome to healhcaremagic
After going through your query I concluded that you are having fixation in your neck by titanium screws. This screws are broken (implant failure). These may fail when they are unable to withstand physiological load. It is not normal to broke these but it is not unusable. You has not mentioned your complaints so you may or may not reguire further treatment based on clinical examination and complains. You can discuss your doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don't hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. You can also write to me directly on below link:
https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho
Wishing you good health. Take care.
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