I am an orthopedic nurse and work at a children's hospital. I know this surgery and post-op stuff like the back of my hand. You are correct. I have only seen one person's body reject the rods, but it was a congenital kid with multiple health problems. We also have people that have them removed as you were saying. They now have a rod called a Shilla Rod that a surgeon I work with invented. It grows with the child as they continue to grow through puberty. Science has definitely come a long way. Your post is nice to read because we usually don't see our patients afterward unless something has happened to the site, infection, rods breaking, etc. Thanks for sharing!!!
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I am an orthopedic nurse and work at a children's hospital. I know this surgery and post-op stuff like the back of my hand. You are correct. I have only seen one person's body reject the rods, but it was a congenital kid with multiple health problems. We also have people that have them removed as you were saying. They now have a rod called a Shilla Rod that a surgeon I work with invented. It grows with the child as they continue to grow through puberty. Science has definitely come a long way. Your post is nice to read because we usually don't see our patients afterward unless something has happened to the site, infection, rods breaking, etc. Thanks for sharing!!!
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