Harrington Rods's guest appearances

Harrington Rods

Forever Fused  Podcast

Melissa Stewart

Karen McCann

Maura Coley

Kelley Munger

Dawn Webster

Julie Wilkins

Jen Krakowsky

Scott Lebensburger

Susan Schroeder

Flat Back Syndrome

Ellen Kiley

Betsy Kase

Martha Carter

Patricia Horvath

Kate Vosti

OwlTail

Julie interviews Karen McCann, a scoliosis survivor who had her initial surgical correction for scoliosis in 1984 with Harrington Rod instrumentation. 15 years later Karen developed a constellation of symptoms known as "flat back syndrome", and had a revision surgery performed with Dr Geck in Austin Texas. Karen describes her journey from her initial diagnosis/surgery to a life of severe pain and structural spinal instability by age 30. Fourteen years later, after exhaustive conservative treatment, Karen describes the difficult decision to have her spinal fusion and instrumentation redone and the importance of choosing one of the approximately 30 specialists in the country to do the complicated surgery.  

<p>Julie interviews Karen McCann, a scoliosis survivor who had her initial surgical correction for scoliosis in 1984 with Harrington Rod instrumentation. 15 years later Karen developed a constellation of symptoms known as "flat back syndrome", and had a revision surgery performed with Dr Geck in Austin Texas. Karen describes her journey from her initial diagnosis/surgery to a life of severe pain and structural spinal instability by age 30. Fourteen years later, after exhaustive conservative treatment, Karen describes the difficult decision to have her spinal fusion and instrumentation redone and the importance of choosing one of the approximately 30 specialists in the country to do the complicated surgery.  </p>

Episode 4 - Harrington Rods and Flat Back Syndrome ; an interview with Karen McCann 