[cindy2836]

#33904

Hello Dr. I have wrote you in the past and I credit you with listening to my problem and mentioning hyper kyphosis. The reason I am again writing is that yes my 4 week thoracic laminection and fusion of T4-T10 connecgting in to my existing S1-T10 has relieved my constant mid back radiating rib pain. However, I’m wondering how in the world my orthopedic surgeon that I kept telling hey I have mid-back pain for 2.5 years did not find this problem????? When I research the words from my operation that says the pseudarthrosis I am so thankful I had a wonderful neurosurgeon this time. All my old ortho surgeon offered was for me to work with a PM doc and contine epidural injections that gave me zero pain relief. Seems the CT I had in Jan 2021 ordered by Dr. at OSU Wexner Medical knew what he was looking for. I will now tell family and friends to not use an orthosurgeon but seek out a skilled neurosurgeon!!!!
PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSES:
1. Thoracic pseudoarthrosis.
2. Hardware failure.
3. Back pain.
4. Kyphosis.

POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSES:
1. Thoracic pseudoarthrosis.
2. Hardware failure.
3. Back pain.
4. Kyphosis.

• This topic was modified 1 week ago by Donald Corenman, MD, DC.

[Donald Corenman, MD, DC]

#33911

Your orthopaedic surgeon for some reason did not focus on your kyphosis problem. This is not a reflection on spine surgeons vs. neurosurgeons as I have seen problems in both fields.

Dr. Corenman

PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
 
Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.

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