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Hardware removal after tibial plateau fracture (tpf)
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Apr 21 3:58pm | Replies (83)Comment receiving replies
I had My surgery last July after a traumatic injury from jumping into shallow water to rescue my Granddaughter. I have A plate and five screws and also had a high grade strain to the Lis Franc in my foot. Now I seem To have some type of nerve pain the runs between the foot, knee, hip and buttocks. I am So uncomfortable and wondering if the hardware could be pinching a nerve. It seems to be getting worse instead of better and I’m going on one year since the injury. I am Wondering what the recuperation is like after hardware removal bc I spent Last summer in a wheelchair and not looking forward to that again. Do you have to start all over again after hardware removal?
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Wow, I am having the same issue. Surgery with a plate and 6 screws a few years ago. Was told it went well and initial recovery was pretty good EXCEPTfrom the moment I could finally put weight on the leg I notices some discomfort where the thigh meets the trunk. Docs and PT pretty much ignored this! By the way, although I was told the surgery went well, the bones were absolutely not perfectly aligned as my calf is ever so slightly bowed and my foot turns in slightly. Not noticeable to others. And when I lay on my back and straighten the leg, when the leg gets halfway, it does not stay straight the rest of the way, but rather turns inward. Now its been a few years and suddenly I am having problems. Pain off and on exactly the length of the plate and on and off in foot, knee, hip and buttocks/lower back. I wondered if the plate or screws had come loose but it doesn't appear to be the case. I too am wondering if the plate is pinching something. Tho I am also concerned it is all due to slight misalignment.
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Hello @pegleg27 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It is completely understandable not to want to go through another summer in a wheelchair!
I am wondering if you might have already shared your suspicion of your nerve pain with your surgeon and if he/she recommended hardware removal?