Re: titanium screws broken

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On 1/21/10, Cara wrote:my husband has broken titanium screw in
his bacfk isw therre hope for a law suit
> On 12/18/09, lcav wrote:
>> On 10/05/09, Carol Sloan wrote:
>>> First I was hit by an airbag in a wreck in 2007. I had a
>>> crushed right arm and three broken vertebrae. I had arm
>>> surgery and lumbar-thoracic surgery. A device was placed
>>> in my back with four titanium screws. I discovered that
>>> the two top screws holding the device had broken. On
>>> 9/14/09, a surgeon had to remove the device and left the
>>> two broken screws inside my vertebra. We contacted the
>>> hospital and they said they would only release the device
>>> and broken screws with the doctors okay and referred us to
>>> risk management and would only release it by a letter from
>>> an attorney. We were under the impression that titanium
>>> screws were not supposed to break. Anyway, the pathology
>>> department at the hospital said that they are holding the
>>> device. Anyone have any advice?
>> Carol,get your screws we are trying to get a class action
>> suit going againt medtronics, they will do anything to not
>> give you your screws fournetly I have mine in a very safe
>> place, I will not stop until this is resolved. Lori
>
> I have the same problem. I had a fusion about a year and a
> half ago and the pain has not stopped. I just recently found
> that two of the four screws have completely broken. I am not
> sure where to go from here either. Have you had any
> resolution?