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Hardware removal after tibial plateau fracture (tpf)
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I had a double plateau fracture of left tibia April of 2020. I had my plates and 10 screws removed this past Monday April 19, 2021. Im hoping my pain level will be down, it's been a painfull year. It's only been 4 days, I am walking with my cane, I do have pain don't get me wrong, after all I just had my leg cut open again but it doesn't feel like the pain I had prior to hardware removal so I'm taking this as a good sign. I'll keep you all updated if you are interested.
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I am looking forward to having my hardware removed next year. I fractured My Tibial plateau last July (2020). I seem To have a bundle of nerves caught in the hardware so I now Have pain in my ankle, knee, hip, and butt. I saw My doctor last week and he said I have To wait another year to have the hardware removed. I’m 56 so perhaps due to my age? He gave me a cortisone shot in the hip because he said he didn’t want to inject it near the hardware and he put me on Celebrex (or the generic new one) It does seem to be helping, but I’m wondering how come you were able to have the hardware removed so quickly. I cant Wait until it’s out! Good luck and continue to feel better. My doctor said the recovery is only a few weeks~another year can’t come soon enough for me!
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@bluroze hello and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for joining the discussion and sharing your story about your recent hardware removal. I can't imagine how happy you must be to see and feel signs of a successful surgery. Please do come back and give updates as you recover!
Can I ask if you had hesitations going into the surgery and why you decided on it ultimately?