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Hardware removal after tibial plateau fracture (tpf)

Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Apr 21 3:58pm | Replies (83)
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@amandaa

Hi @barono123 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You'll see that I moved your question to a discussion that was already talking about hardware removal. I did this so that you could connect with the members here about personal experience. I had my screw and plates removed about 3-4 yrs after mine, but its because my bone against the plate developed an infection. The second surgery was not nearly as painful.

How much pain are you having?

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barono123 | @barono123 | Jun 10, 2021

Thanks Amanda...appreciate it! Decent amount of pain on a day to day basis right where the plate is and very sensitive where the scar and plate live.
Biggest hurdle has been struggling to build back my muscle after the injury, even after PT two times/week for nearly 1.5 year and daily long distance bike rides. My goal is to be skiing by Dec 2021 and after reading through this posts, that seems doable if I get the rods removed.
What was your experience like after removal? Did you continue PT and were you able to build up muscle faster?

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