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If you had a rod put in your back 4 years ago would that cause a ruptured spleen?
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∙ 16y ago
No. Rods are placed on the outside of the spine and wired/screwed in place to the transverse processes (bones that stick out to the side of each vertebra). Your spleen is in the left-upper area of your abdomen inside the ribcage. There are situations where you might have severe trauma, and your spleen ruptured, but the shock-wave of blunt trauma (like in an auto accident) would be the cause of the rupture.
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Can you break your spleen?
Yes, and it is called a 'ruptured spleen'. Accidents that apply trauma to the abdominal area often rupture the spleen, and it must then be removed by surgery because the spleen is a repository for blood and someone can bleed out internally if the spleen isn't removed. You can live without your spleen just fine, by the way.
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