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I have had previous open surgery with pedicle screws. Can removal of the hardware relieve my back pain?

April 26, 2017back pain hardware pedicle previous relieve Removal screws surgery

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I have had previous open surgery with pedicle screws. Can removal of the hardware relieve my back pain?

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I did a series of hardware removal cases and found that people’s back pain was relieved after hardware removal in 10% to 20% of the patients having the hardware removed.