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Old 09-14-2006, 03:16 PM
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i am 1 year out of surgery and not totally pain-free.
still have limitations and bad days.
anyone else with the Kineflex disc have a "click" or a "clunk" thing going on??

mine is clicking often and sometimes VERY painful.

thanks.
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Old 09-14-2006, 05:29 PM
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Hi. There are posts about "clicking"; why not put "click" in the forum's search engine?

Otherwise, I hope you're feeling much better then pre-surgery. My doc does Kineflex trials and is impressed with them as he's also an engineer-type.

Why not post your results on the ADR Outcomes page. I'd like to learn more about you/your case.

Sorry can't help more.

(Jealous: used to live in Seattle!).

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Old 09-16-2006, 05:59 AM
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Hi Reverand,
many people get clicks and clunks from other joints after a surgery. If you are getting a lot of pain with it and from that joint that surgery was done on, then it could be worth checking up on.
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Old 09-16-2006, 08:13 AM
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reverend,

I had lots of clicks and pops, but they did not hurt. I can't comment on your situation, but you will obviously mention that to your doctor next visit!?

Where is your pain?
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Old 09-21-2006, 05:01 PM
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the "click" or "clunk" is certainly the disc popping back into place. most times it only jars me a little but sometimes it gets me with the silver stars and a tingling in my tailbone and my lower back starts throbbing. those damn-near floor me everytime....and it doesn't take much to set it off...opening a door...standing up from a chair..reaching for the faucet...

i had x-rays yesterday and you could clearly see at least 1/16 inch gap happening between the top piece and the middle titanium disc.
looks like the two edges are overlapping at times and then snap back into place.
i am scheduled for MRI's to check out further.
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Old 10-17-2006, 01:03 PM
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had the MRI done...the area around the implant was all blurry from too much metal.
Dr. said they were going to do another type of scan that is used when a patient has implants.(don't know why we didn't do this first)
she said that her assistant would get ahold of me with an appointment date. this has yet to happen. i am beginning to think that they don't really care about what happens afterwards. they don't want to hear that thier patient is still in a considerable amount of pain. but as anyone who has actually HAD back troubles...the pain is all to real.
i'll keep you updated...thanks
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Old 10-17-2006, 02:34 PM
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MRIs and CTs are blocked by the metal artifact, though a very skilled radiologist can work around that to some extent. Wouldn't simple flexion and extension flat x-rays show if the disk was moving incorrectly?
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I thought we could only have CAT scans after receiving our prosthesis (prosthesis's?)(prosthesi?)

Clicking & clunking should get checked by your doctor.
Clucking - check for feathers.

Good luck! Hope everything turns out allright.
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Old 10-17-2006, 04:34 PM
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MRIs, CT, and any other imaging technique works so long as you accept the immediate vicinity of the ADR, or any metal implant, will be distorted due to the metal artifact. You get fillings in your teeth and it doesn't stop the dentist from checking nearby areas for decay with an xray. The trick I mention about working around the artifact has been done by one radiologist, mostly as he was the only one willing to spend any time thinking about it, but it 'threw' the artifact towards the stomach and away from the facets such that they could be imaged. That would be of interest to a post-ADR patient worried about their facets and doesn't apply to this question.

As a side note, when I mention metal artifact you could imagine this as trying to look through fog using a flashlight and having a large reflective object blocking part of your field of view. If you point the light far enough away, you can see fine but as the light partially illuminates the object, the light scatters and makes it harder to see.
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Old 10-18-2006, 10:21 AM
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This may sound stupid but can't they use polarized light instead?
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