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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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The Rod Implant

Premium Questions

Dr.  Vaibhav Gandhi MD

I broke my femur 13 years ago had a titanium rod implant knee to almost hip. No problems until this year, having extreme pain when I exercise or once a month. Unbearable like crisis pain. Then it goes ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

Had surgery to my femur bone, they put metal rod in bone. This was 2 months ago. Yesterday doc said I could start walking on it. How long do I have to wait before I could get a knee replacement in my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.   Riddhi Shah MD

Negative Rod (A) Few Serratia liquefaciens (A) Many Viridans strep-like colonies (A) Many Coryneform bacteria (A) Few Lactose Negative Gram Negative Rod (A) Few Lactose Positive Gram Negative Rod (A)... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Riddhi Shah ( ENT Specialist)
Dr.  Shoaib Khan MD

I have a had a rod in my leg for 29 years, it is now causing me a lot of pain. What would be the benefits of having the rod removed? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shoaib Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Vaibhav Gandhi MD

In limb lengthening surgery. In height increase surgery. A rod is planted from the top of the femur ... whether the Rod drilled inside the bone will remain in the bone... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Nilofer AR MD

the full rod that it originally felt like, could my implant have snapped and what are the consequences ...I have had the contraceptive implant inserted two days ago and while... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nilofer AR ( OBGYN)
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal MD

Hi I had a Jandell implant out in 2014 Got it removed about appox 2 or so months ago but only 1 rod was removed, I m on the wwaiting list to get the last rod removed because they were... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

Can the implantable rod birth control cause small rash that swell on the same arm as the implant? My daughter got the implant and has two small rashes one on her same... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

area the implant was and I can still feel a hard rod feeling in the area I m not too sure if it still ... feel I can t rest on my elbow properly. The hard rod feeling Doesn t feel... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Karl Logan MD

I just had a titanium rod put in my tibia six days ago. I ve been struggling with nausea and dehydration since then due to pain meds so I quit taking them last night, but it still hasn t helped with the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Karl Logan ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)