Re: H Rods/

[Guest guest]

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When I was seeing Dr. Harrington he was always flying all over the

world to teach his technique. It was hard to schedule surgery

because he was gone so much.

Kathy

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> > Somehow I had a feeling you would know when! I knew they had

been in

> > use several years before my surgery, but was thinking more like

the

> > 1964 time frame. It is interesting to hear of so many people who

did

> > NOT have rods used in their fusions even after they were

available.

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> > Kathy

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[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy...

A year ago, I attended the Harrington Spine Symposium. It was a one

time event, held in honor of Dr. Harrington's contributions. There

were several people, including Harrington Price (Dr. H's

daughter) who spoke of the time when this technology was being shared.

There was quite a bit of opposition from the orthopaedic industry, to

his techniques. I'm certain that not everyone is truly happy with Dr.

H's contributions, but he definitely changed the lives, directly or

indirectly, of each of us here.

Dr. H was a meticulous record keeper. The Harrington Archives at the

University of Kansas Medical Center has all of those records. If

anyone has interest in looking at those records, they should contact

Dr. Marc Asher at (913)588-7568.

Regards,

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> When I was seeing Dr. Harrington he was always flying all over the

> world to teach his technique. It was hard to schedule surgery

> because he was gone so much.

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> Kathy

[Guest guest]

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I would love to see them but have no clue when I can make it to

Kansas City! I do remember him being very thorough with record

keeping. He was always trying to improve the surgery and the

outcome. It is a shame his heart attack ended his career.

Kathy

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> > When I was seeing Dr. Harrington he was always flying all over

the

> > world to teach his technique. It was hard to schedule surgery

> > because he was gone so much.

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> > Kathy

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