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Pain three years after plate and screws for broken ankle
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Nov 28 2:45pm | Replies (41)Comment receiving replies
I was heading to a gardenia bush in my yard 10 years ago, fell, and broke my ankle in 3 places. Surgery resulted in 13 screws and a metal plate. My ankle has been fine up until recently, when it is occasionally achy. Probably is arthritis, but the pain is managable, and I can’t imagine taking the risk and undergoing the healing inconvenience of having the hardware removed. Has anyone found it worthwhile?
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@bettes I had my 2 surgical plates removed from my ankle because of pain and hives I was getting anywhere on my body. I was getting skin pigmentation too over the plates. I am so glad I had them removed as it solved those problems. The recovery was easy. I could walk and weight bear just fine. I used a little ice and elevated my ankle. There will be increased risk of fracture because of holes from screw tracks until those fill in so you will need to be careful, clearly, I was having an immune response to the metal.