thigh cuffs

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I had a thigh cuff in 1988 when I had my fusion from L5/S1. It

attached to the brace and had a long metal piece that came down the

outside of my leg and it had a hard plastic cuff on it. It was so

long ago - I think I only had to keep it on for 3 of the 6 months I

was in the brace and I do not remember it causing any additional

problems. My surgeon was a regular orthopod. and not a revision

doc. I had had the horrible leg pain that most of you describe

before you have your revisions. He said the disc had caused the

problem so he just did the fusion and took out the small Harrington

compression rod that had been there when the long rod broke. I loved

this doctor (from Washington D.C.) He took me completely out of the

horrible back and leg pain I had been in for 5 years. He wanted to

do a complete revision but he had never done one and as much as I

love this guy - I did not want to be a guinea pig. He talked about

how he would spend hours planning it and I thought no! Last year

when I needed the cervical surgery - de did that and did a great

job. He is an excellent surgeon but does not have the experience

though he sounds like 17 years later - he has done some revisions.

Kelley - you might ask Dr. Bridwell about that cuff - doesn't sound

like many others have had experience with it and I would question that.

Where are you in VA?

(VA)