Laying on the bed in the nursing home watching your video, after the removal operation of rod and screws from my femur bone and binded wires from patella, may allah heal my bones properly.
@@monikamonia Alhamdulillah, I'm healed now, and its like 2 years now since I removed my metal rod and screws. consult with your doctor if the doctor says taking the metal rod out would be better then take it out.
I'm getting screws removed on Thursday, after a being on a 7 month waiting list. I had the initial injury, a trimalliolar ankle fracture, 2 years ago, and I have had pain ever since. At first the pain was horrific. About 8 months after, it wasn't as bad, but after those 8 months, it started getting worse again. I had an xray, and they could see that the longest screw, that was attached to the fibula bone plate, had started to crush my tibia and spin around, so you could see crumbs of the tibia on the xray. Also, the 2 screws on the inside of my ankle will also be removed since they are scraping away at some other bone, causing alot of pain. So we'll see if I'm in that 50% that will get an improvement. I really hope so, I haven't been able to be active at all these past 2 years. Wish me luck! :)🍀
@GoTActionDotCom My surgery got aborted. Right there on the op-table. I had an issue with my heart, and they had to stop. So there was no hardware removal at all. I'm still waiting for a heart x-ray (don't know the english term) before they know which surgery method is suitable. So I'm sorry I can't give you an update on hardware removal. Maybe remind me next year? 🤗 How is your ankle/leg going? I hope your pain is decreasing and that you get the help you need! ❤
@GoTActionDotCom go for your implant removal. I got the hardware removed from my femur 2 weeks ago and I feel lot better already. It was painful with the metal earlier. totally worth it and shorter recovery time. you will be walking in 2-3 weeks
@@designstinamarshmallow9868 what a pity. Hope it gets better for you. In September 23 i had an accident in Bali Indonesia. I had surgery there, because i triple broke my left ankle. I got 14 screws and a plate build into my ankle. I feel the material permanently and i want to get it removed. I can see and feel the screws through my skin. When i lay down my leg on hard surfaces, like on the floor, it hurts. My german physiotherapist thinks it could be to much material in my ankle.
Just had a plate and seven screws removed from my elbow after nine months. The recovery is a breeze compared to my initial surgery. I'm pretty thin so I could literally see the shape of the plate under my skin! I already had recovered about 95% of my ROM after physical therapy. Hoping now to push it back to 100%. My surgeon gave me my hardware to keep. So weird to think all that was in my elbow!
Glad it went well! I have my removal next week and am really curious as to how long I’ll be in the hospital. Did you have to stay there overnight? Was immediate post-op pain rough?
Thank you for this comment that ease my worry of going through all recovery phase like my first surgery. Im going go have my surgery of removal on elbow radius next week after one year four months. Reason to remove is because i feel the rubbing and muscle have to go through bump of the hardware when turning my arms while i having some actions. Also sometime i feel slight sting on the spot. The dilemma went through the whole year and i decide to do it as i try to do gym weight lifting the muscle limitation to go through bump is getting in the way. Hope everything will be smooth next week!
You are going to be so happy to get that hardware out! It's been a little over a year now that I've been metal free and at this point I forget that I even fractured my elbow. All the best for your surgery and don't forget to keep the hardware!@@yskji88
Plate in my elbow. Cannot rest elbow on armrest without pain. All other motion and weight lifting is okay. Doctor and I agree plate will be remove 1 year after surgery to assure bone fully healed. Just have to bear the discomfort for another 5 months.
I took my out two days because it was hurting me & lost flexi abilities. Now, even though still under pain killers I can feel it was better for good! Started to see flexibility.
I had a wrist fracture 5 weeks ago and now I have plate and screws in it. It's still too early to decide whether they should be removed or not but in my case, tendons are constantly being rubbed by them which is causing discomfort, of course. But, alongside getting physiotherapy, I have to move my hand all the time in order to reduce its stiffness. Hopefully things will get better with time. The operation took place one month ago and its main advantage was that I could get back to work very soon after that. My wrist was stiff, of course, but the limited mobility I desperately needed to do my work was OK. My physiotherapist constantly encourages me to use it, of course, and steering my bike today with my (once-)broken wrist also let it make some improvement.
You cannot generalize about screw and hardware removal, except to say that if there is no immediate problem, don't touch it. Some scoliosis patients have over 20 large screws in their spine and they stay there for the rest of their lives, without much problems. Other people have a broken collar bone and because there is not much fat in that area, the screw and plate may be apparent. I've got all kinds of metal in the body from fusions and do not plan to have it removed. One thing you have to be sure is that the hardware is actually the problem. If you don't understand the surgery, physiology and neurology well, you may wrongly assume it is.
@@mrsd1095 I'm not talking about her. I agree with what she is saying. "You" refers to a person who is contemplating screw removal. When people have post-op problems after a screw has been placed, many assume it is because of the hardware and insist on having in removed. And they will go to another surgeon just for that, who will do it because they get paid for it.
Excellent information Thanks. I had the hardware removed from a broken humerus just under the shoulder. It was a plate and 7 screws. I'm now WORSE than after the first surgery. The Dr. told me it would be 'arthroscopic of may include a mini open repair, but he completely opened up the full incision and removed All the tissue including some muscle. The right shoulder being connected to the left hip area via the fascia is causing muscles not to fire right and I0 months later I'm still having problems with muscle spasms and walking, standing and sitting. I would have left the hardware in, but he said it had to come out. It was causing some discomfort. He told me I'd be able to sleep on it if I had it out, but I can't sleep on it. It hurts my shoulder and all the way down into my right hand.
My plate and screws are in my fibula. I have had pain in it for 12 years but not bad enough for me to seek medical attention. If I touch it or bang my scar against something it hurts so much. Sometimes the weather makes it hurt bad too. Winter is the worst. I’m scared of recovery time which is why I’ve never looked into removal.
Hy You problem is just same to me. I removed it at 18.04.2021. From my experience of reaching to decision after counseling with 10 doctors, I suggest you to do it. I repeat your case is same to me both position of Plate, screws & side affects of the foreign body.
I just had plate and 7 screws removed yesterday. Dont be scared it doesnt hurt only a lil when u wake up. Im on second day, walking unaided and only taking ibeprofen. Its not like the first surgery ! I was sick of the screws sticking out and also the rod would kill if i walked far. I broke it feb 2021.
Hi Dr.maya 2 weeks back I got hardware in at elbow . They fixed screws. I have lot of questions on it. Plz do reply . 1. How do we know wheather our hardware fixed or not? 2. In future is there any chance of screw loose ? If that what we have to do ? 3. How much life span for screws? 4. Can we able to do excercises like planks and hard excercise after hardware in ? 5. Can we able to lift weights with hardware in hand ?
Has anyone had plates removed in Toronto lately? Im in Toronto, painfully awaiting as my body is rejecting but WOMEN COLLEGE HOSPITAL doesnt have the drill necessary to remove the darn pins and plate😢😢
Thanks from heart madam. Very useful information, I have operated with ORIF Humerus and wrist in April-2021. I have also confusion about removing the both hardwares. Some people's are telling should remove.but I am thinking about again I need to take surgery because reason is you know madam. Kindly suggest me if I leave inside the body any problem will come in future I am 34 Y. Which is better if need be removed or can I leave is inside the body. Kindly suggest me. My humble request madam. From Karnataka.
Had my humorous pin and plated.PAINFULL . On check up the xray showed it had moved causing me to scream when he touched certain area. So wait another 6 months to remove it. If that does not work ,total shoulder reconstruction. Now 6 months post op and just seem my ortho guy. Disapointed beyond belief.
Hi Maya, From day one the surgeon told me that after 8weeks of surgery he would take out the 2 screw he used. I fractured my ankle and dislocated my tibia.
Yes, Alejandra. Some hardware is not meant to be permanent. For example, syndesmosis screw is usually temporarily and it's designed to replace the syndesmosis (a slightly movable fibrous joint) of the body.
dr maya hi i met with an accident in july 2020 in which both bones in my right forearm were broken amd underwent orif surgery for the same but on my recent visit to tje doctor i found out yhat one of the screws has loosen its only 3 months till now and the callus has not completely formed but my doctor is advising surgery to get them.removed I am confused and depressed .
Fibula fracture may be different tho, looks ugly on the ankle and the plate and 7 screws cant be a benefit to keep in my body. I don't see the logic to keeping a plate in. Thank you for your video tho, you spoke about things i hadn't considered before :)
Number 1 & number 9. Left clavicle. My doctor said that my fracture heal and they suggest me to have another surgery to remove the plate. Unfortunately with covid 19 cases my operation have to reschedule after the restrict movement control order.
Mam my plate and screws was removed..but they left one screw..main doctor did not done that operation..he is not in the theater.. some boys did that..they said that all screws are removed..but in the xray..one screw is there..they are saying no pblm
My GF had a distal tibial and fibula fracture. Now six months later the screws are showing right beneath the skin and hurts when wearing shoes or socks. Is six months too early to have them removed?
Hi, I broke my left ankle in 2020. I have hardware both sides of my ankle and at the back of the ankle (I did a wonderfuljob breakingthis one).I also teared all the tendons in my right foot at the same time I broke the other ankle. My left ankle is swollen and painful every day. I try not to take painkillers regularly as addiction runs in my family. But I usually find even if I take painkillers and anti inflammatory medicine, it does not help. I am a pre school teacher and am constantly on my feet and even when at home I am always busy. Should I just walk it off and pretend the pain isn't there like I have been doing or is it a good idea to see the surgeon again and ask for the hardware to be removed.
I was going through the same thing with my left ankle.. couldn't go out dancing without having pain the next day or walking or running for long periods of time :( So I just got my hardware removed 10 days ago. Doctor said I could walk literally the same say but I'm still using crutches. Everytime I try to walk it feels like my stitches are going to rip apart... so we will see. 😮
Hi Maya My anckel Tibia and fibula are fractured 6 month ago. My anckel also dislocated. My fibula fracture is reduced by by plate and screws and my tibia fracture is reduced by 2 nails and a wire. I have no pain but facing so much swelling on tibia side anckel and still I am walking with limb.my doctor says my tibia side nails and wire has to removed. Please tell after this hardware removal surgery how much rest I have to take I mean when can I walk.
Hey mam did hardwares or plates cause stiffness....mine got clavicle surgery with plate and screws and it's too much stiffness or tightness it's been 1month of my surgery
I broke my clavicle and had plate and screws three years ago.Three days later passed out and broke my hip and femur. Now the screws in my clavicle are loose and are coming through the skin. Having surgery Thursday and scared about recovery time? How long can I expect
Hi I fractured all of the bones in my foot they put plates and screws and after 12 months are removing the hardware . The hardware does not affect me at all , should I leave it in ? I'm worried I might be worse of afterwards
i have tigh fracture and a plate on it, im only 18 years old and for what i know at the age of 18 the bones are still growing, does the plate needed to be removed out in my tigh?
FUSIONS SHOULD BE AVOIDED (see my other post about artificial disc below): I have two lumbar broken screws after 14 years - they say it happened a long time ago - good luck in removal as it sheared off near the bone and the tool to extract it does not always get a good enough grip. I have stiffness and have to use lidoderm patches nightly for the past decade. Thanks for nothing Doc.
I totally agree. I had a lower fusion on my neck. C6 7 T1. Completely unnecessary. I wish I knew what I know now. Feels like a screw came loose and esophagus is being stabbed. Surgeon wont take it out. Now I’m going through hell to find another surgeon just to take it out
i recently remove internal hardware from my Tibia shaft , There are 8 screws and 1 plate is in it. I removed that hardware after 3 year of inserting and now my dr. said to take rest but i am little worried about when ever i can walk normally 😁.can anyone give me ans that when i walk normally and back to my daily routine.
Mam i want to know about how much time is needed for the hole in bone to heal..implant is been removed from right leg 20 days ago.and i would also like to know what stuffs should be eaten and done for quick healing.when will i be able to walk again normally and ride bike??
I had the 3 long screws in my femur removed after a hip fracture. The doc said don't do any jumping off things and impact exercise. There were 3 holes in the bone where the screws were; best thing is to eat a lot of protein, Vitamin C, D. Dark leafy greens, milk, calcium loaded foods. I was glad to get those things out; they were causing a lot of pain. It takes about 6-8 weeks to fill in those holes. Then you are good to go!
elbow fracture x3 places...screws and plate Caused by someone else......Doctor not the nicest Or informational I ended up removing my own cast after 5 months And removing my staples (30)....Working outdoors in -40 -50 ...a metal plate is not a option
I think its good..mine broken tibia with metal rod insert in shaft, screw upper hip and knee. my current situation now.. After 9 years from the surgery..i feel so uncomfortable esp at knee area.. Feel very pain if i walk.. Last week xray shows my screw back out..so i do operation just to remove the screw at knee area..now im still recovering..
Im 62. I have FM. I had a fall from a horse bolting in front of me while walking it due to a large noisy water truck frightening the horse. i fell on my elbow backwards. its been over 16 months now. i want the hardware removed cause of pain that still there. im not healing well and am on pain med still. the therapy in Canada has not been what i expected and in Arizona a bot better but it may be due to better weather. i am taking massage now to help relax muscles and bring blood flow back to the shoulder. disappointing in how little medical professionals know about shoulder injury and old age with chronic conditions.
V Grimard , 2.5 months ago was walking my horse on a shoulder of 2 lane road, huge trucks came by way to fast in both directions at same time and very suddenly. Horse got behind me, deep footing, didn’t see what she was doing, everything happened so fast, my left leg was involved, Tibia/Fibula. I so appreciate your story. I am in AZ, have 4 screws, just started to walk this week, very slowly. It’s such a long process. I was told it would be a year. I keep wondering about the screws, and feel the tendons issue on the inner side of knee. I was told this week by Surgeon to be patient. How are you doing now?
Broke my ankle both sides in my 40s🎉 metal work taken out because my body rejected it. Just broken my femur 5 months ago and the same thing is happening and I'm in pain. Needs 2 come out when healed. How long do I need to wait b4 having it removed ?
Yooo I just had seven screws + a plate removed from my ankle today. I’m still numb right now but was wondering how the recovery process is this time around? Is there more or less pain for you?
Hi I’m looking to take the hardware out a year after the fusion. I’m feeling pain when I walk. What do they fill the holes with ? How long is the recovery? I’m fused from L5 to s1
I just had hardware removed from my ankle. I had 8 pins, 1 plate, two screws and a hammock removed. I had a trimalar fracture with a dislocation back I may of 2021. They don't fill rhe holes with anything. Scare tissue will fill in and bone. But it takes up to 12 weeks. I have to do pt again to build up the ankle again. Plus I bought a nice b4ace that I can wear in my shoe to keep me from rolling my ankle. Otherwise I coukd re-break it again.
my son had 3 fractures in his femur and they had to place a screw in his growth plate so they said they will be removing it, so that it doesn't effect his leg growth otherwise one leg would grow while the other remained the same size and he will have a noticeable limp if we keep hardware in. my son is 5'7" and he is only 14...
Please please please reply. I dont have any one else to take an advance from. Hi ma'am, My name is Melvin. Im 22 years old. I broke my right tibia, fibula and the ankle in a motorcycle accident exactly one year ago. Fibula got broken completely and got saperated. Tibia was also having a major fracture. I got my surgery and now there's a rod and 3 screws inside my leg. Doctor told my bones are completely healed and the rod and the screws can be removed after three more months. I started walking after one month of the surgery and gradually i started riding motorcycles and later on i started doing workouts too. But sometimes i get pain at the area where the fracture was there and sometimes at the area where the screws are placed. I badly wanted to remove the hardwares from my leg because its not so comfortable having those things inside. I can feel the screws by touching. But last day one of my friends told his brother broke his hand and he also had to have a surgery to fix it with rod and screws. And after one year he removed but later he just fell somewhere and he broke the same hand again. Now again he got the surgery and its fixed with hardwares. After hearing this I'm totally confused. Its my leg. Now i have the support of the hardware while walking. But if i remove it, theres no support for my broken bones. And obviously chances of injuring the leg is really high. Please help me out with this. God bless you.
The hardware won't prevent another fracture. The metal is there for temporarily support. By itself, the metal fatigue will cause it break shortly. Removing hardware will not cause the bone to have less strength.
Im 50 years old but i had dynamic hip screw orif due to neck femur fracture. It was done on march 3 2018.Now i started climbing stair exercises to loss weight and im able to climb 120 floors and as much as possible i dont want operation to remove it because im worried about complication as of now i had only mild pain occasionally but i can climb and walk long distance so my question is if this necessary to remove how many years to remove from time of surgery or if not remove its ok to stay this without complications.
@@thebestkeptsecret2263 I’m ok but still the hardware not remove cause according to my Doctor if there is no issue not to remove.there is on and off pain but mild only.I decided not to remove cause I’m afraid of complications and another recovery.
@@pedromax6878 christian pascual ...there's a lot of similar name like mine. I will try to search you instead. Promise you will learn and can share your experience with them
Hi, I recently had a trimallular fracture surgery done on Jan 10 2020.( two plates and seven screws) I just started walking on it at nine weeks and since I started I have been having painful sharp jabbing shooting pains on each side where the pates and screws are as well as up through my shin . It often feels as if the pain is in my bone if that makes since? I also am having some crunching feeling at the top of ankle where the band is and the tendons run underneath. The dr said that was not normal and ordered a CT ( waiting on insurance to clear) .The Dr told me to continue taking my antibiotics and wait 7-10 days and go from. there. I kinda felt like he thought I was exaggerating about the pain and I felt I didn't receive the answer I was looking for. How does the surgeon know for sure its the hardware causing the pain or my body rejecting the metal? Should I go ahead and have the harware removed?
Hi. Please can you tell me whats the progress on that, if you dont mind sharing?m Had trimalleolar fracture, ORIF done on 16th November, fibula with plate and few screws, 2 long screws for medial malleous and 2 for posterior malleous. My work involves long standing hours 13 hrs shifts or 12hrs as a nurse. Im a male, 41 y old in good health and shape. Slipped after work on stairs.
Hey! Thank you for the information. I'm in the same boat as you. I'm 4 weeks post op, and I have two screws and the doc is really suggesting to keep it unless something happens. Question though, can you get in the water without any trouble? You did mention the rain, but what happens to your foot when you leave in water for long. Does cold water, hot water or any changes in temperature affect the foot? Thanks again!
Should be ok as skin is water proof. Same only I have 10 screws plate and band. Broken on 2/15/2022. Surgery 2/22/2022 now in boot still foot in the air to reduce swelling.
Hi Maya, I've been told by my surgeon that my medial plate (I have 2 plates orif of tib and fib near the ankle) would most likely need to come out. He thinks because I'm thin I'll have discomfort especially wearing boots, etc. If I did have the removal would it make sense to have both plates out?
@@user-wb2yv7ll9d Hi there, yes I did. It was very easy surgery and recovery. Virtually no recovery. I had general anesthesia and a block. The surgeon instructed not to walk on the leg until the block wore off which was about 24 hours. Other than that I just had basic bandage changes. How are you doing?
@@munajedski Thanks for the details, as you can imagine it really helps to know others' experiences. I had bimalleolar surgery only 11 days ago. It went well overall. Excruciating pain the first 36 hours or so but I was expecting that. I am doing cold therapy and I find that after a certain point it might be that the hardware is getting cold and it starts hurting. This is all new so it's hard to say. I live in the northeast and am hoping the hardware won't be an issue when it gets cold. I have asked several people who have said cold isn't an issue for them. It's good to know, though, that removal is an option down the road. Nerve block sounds horrible again (for removal), haha. But I guess I can put up with it if I have to. Thanks for sharing your experiences. 🙂
@@rikiellia Hi, a doctor told me that plate should have never been used on my radius. It was a hollow plate and apparently that isn't strong enough for the location of my break. I personally think the plate broke when the original Dr. screwed the plate into my arm for the initial surgery but based on my SEVERE pain levels after that surgery and other issues like my arm being curved after my cast was initially removed. There's no way I could have broke the plate while my cast was on so I believe it was broken during insert.
I had a distal humerus fracture before 16 months. That was fixed with 2 plates and 15 screws. Before 2 months my plate broke. They removed all implants before 2 months. How long would it take to fill the screw holes in my bone?
@@prajakta1991 Partially. It's been about 5 months. Doc says that it could take about an year. After ORIF of initial surgery Olecranon was filled in about 10 months. So I suppose it could take same time.
@All In one! Just normal pain for some days due to surgery. Now I am completely normal like before. Pain would go in 2-3 weeks although full recovery could take 2-3 months.
There is a video on RUclips that a doctor took it out in 10 seconds (literally a 10 second video). The rod removal is probably the easiest thing I have seen compared to removing screws, bolts, and plates.
Removed my plate after 11 years, after a few days feeling much better. Remove them.
Sorry. Removed from where? An Ankle?
Laying on the bed in the nursing home watching your video, after the removal operation of rod and screws from my femur bone and binded wires from patella, may allah heal my bones properly.
Good luck to you. ❤
Did you heal?
I have femur 2 years since first surgery and thinking if should remove 4 screws and metal rod.
@@monikamonia Alhamdulillah, I'm healed now, and its like 2 years now since I removed my metal rod and screws. consult with your doctor if the doctor says taking the metal rod out would be better then take it out.
I'm getting screws removed on Thursday, after a being on a 7 month waiting list. I had the initial injury, a trimalliolar ankle fracture, 2 years ago, and I have had pain ever since. At first the pain was horrific. About 8 months after, it wasn't as bad, but after those 8 months, it started getting worse again. I had an xray, and they could see that the longest screw, that was attached to the fibula bone plate, had started to crush my tibia and spin around, so you could see crumbs of the tibia on the xray. Also, the 2 screws on the inside of my ankle will also be removed since they are scraping away at some other bone, causing alot of pain. So we'll see if I'm in that 50% that will get an improvement. I really hope so, I haven't been able to be active at all these past 2 years. Wish me luck! :)🍀
@GoTActionDotCom My surgery got aborted. Right there on the op-table. I had an issue with my heart, and they had to stop. So there was no hardware removal at all. I'm still waiting for a heart x-ray (don't know the english term) before they know which surgery method is suitable. So I'm sorry I can't give you an update on hardware removal. Maybe remind me next year? 🤗 How is your ankle/leg going? I hope your pain is decreasing and that you get the help you need! ❤
@GoTActionDotComI had my hardware removed 2 days ago.
@GoTActionDotCom go for your implant removal. I got the hardware removed from my femur 2 weeks ago and I feel lot better already. It was painful with the metal earlier. totally worth it and shorter recovery time. you will be walking in 2-3 weeks
@@designstinamarshmallow9868 what a pity. Hope it gets better for you. In September 23 i had an accident in Bali Indonesia. I had surgery there, because i triple broke my left ankle. I got 14 screws and a plate build into my ankle. I feel the material permanently and i want to get it removed. I can see and feel the screws through my skin. When i lay down my leg on hard surfaces, like on the floor, it hurts. My german physiotherapist thinks it could be to much material in my ankle.
2 days ago I had a plate and 8 screws removed due to tendon issues, continued swelling, and pain.
Just had a plate and seven screws removed from my elbow after nine months. The recovery is a breeze compared to
my initial surgery. I'm pretty thin so I could literally see the shape of the plate under my skin! I already had recovered
about 95% of my ROM after physical therapy. Hoping now to push it back to 100%. My surgeon gave me my hardware
to keep. So weird to think all that was in my elbow!
For the 95% ROM was the remaining 5% ROM missing from arm extension ? I wish you well with a full 100% ROM recovery.
Glad it went well! I have my removal next week and am really curious as to how long I’ll be in the hospital. Did you have to stay there overnight? Was immediate post-op pain rough?
Out patient, came home same day.
Thank you for this comment that ease my worry of going through all recovery phase like my first surgery. Im going go have my surgery of removal on elbow radius next week after one year four months. Reason to remove is because i feel the rubbing and muscle have to go through bump of the hardware when turning my arms while i having some actions. Also sometime i feel slight sting on the spot. The dilemma went through the whole year and i decide to do it as i try to do gym weight lifting the muscle limitation to go through bump is getting in the way. Hope everything will be smooth next week!
You are going to be so happy to get that hardware out! It's been a little over a year now that I've been metal free
and at this point I forget that I even fractured my elbow. All the best for your surgery and don't forget to keep the hardware!@@yskji88
Plate in my elbow. Cannot rest elbow on armrest without pain. All other motion and weight lifting is okay. Doctor and I agree plate will be remove 1 year after surgery to assure bone fully healed. Just have to bear the discomfort for another 5 months.
I took my out two days because it was hurting me & lost flexi abilities. Now, even though still under pain killers I can feel it was better for good! Started to see flexibility.
Thank you so much for this, so incredibly Helpful. Thank you for being one of my Angels, today.
Your incredible explaining topic of ankles. You have been amazing help in my recovery. Yes your an Angel !
Hi mylove, do you remember me France from Malta, this video is just in time for me, i am going to remove iron from my feet
I had a wrist fracture 5 weeks ago and now I have plate and screws in it. It's still too early to decide whether they should be removed or not but in my case, tendons are constantly being rubbed by them which is causing discomfort, of course. But, alongside getting physiotherapy, I have to move my hand all the time in order to reduce its stiffness. Hopefully things will get better with time. The operation took place one month ago and its main advantage was that I could get back to work very soon after that. My wrist was stiff, of course, but the limited mobility I desperately needed to do my work was OK. My physiotherapist constantly encourages me to use it, of course, and steering my bike today with my (once-)broken wrist also let it make some improvement.
Are you better now because I also have implant
I want the screws and plates out of my skull, but it's not an ankle, so it's a serious thing!
You cannot generalize about screw and hardware removal, except to say that if there is no immediate problem, don't touch it. Some scoliosis patients have over 20 large screws in their spine and they stay there for the rest of their lives, without much problems. Other people have a broken collar bone and because there is not much fat in that area, the screw and plate may be apparent. I've got all kinds of metal in the body from fusions and do not plan to have it removed. One thing you have to be sure is that the hardware is actually the problem. If you don't understand the surgery, physiology and neurology well, you may wrongly assume it is.
She didn't generalize. She gave multiple examples of why people may get them out.
@@mrsd1095 I'm not talking about her. I agree with what she is saying. "You" refers to a person who is contemplating screw removal. When people have post-op problems after a screw has been placed, many assume it is because of the hardware and insist on having in removed. And they will go to another surgeon just for that, who will do it because they get paid for it.
@@bengt_axle Gotcha
Excellent information Thanks. I had the hardware removed from a broken humerus just under the shoulder. It was a plate and 7 screws. I'm now WORSE than after the first surgery. The Dr. told me it would be 'arthroscopic of may include a mini open repair, but he completely opened up the full incision and removed All the tissue including some muscle. The right shoulder being connected to the left hip area via the fascia is causing muscles not to fire right and I0 months later I'm still having problems with muscle spasms and walking, standing and sitting.
I would have left the hardware in, but he said it had to come out. It was causing some discomfort. He told me I'd be able to sleep on it if I had it out, but I can't sleep on it. It hurts my shoulder and all the way down into my right hand.
My plate and screws are in my fibula. I have had pain in it for 12 years but not bad enough for me to seek medical attention. If I touch it or bang my scar against something it hurts so much. Sometimes the weather makes it hurt bad too. Winter is the worst. I’m scared of recovery time which is why I’ve never looked into removal.
Hy
You problem is just same to me. I removed it at 18.04.2021. From my experience of reaching to decision after counseling with 10 doctors, I suggest you to do it. I repeat your case is same to me both position of Plate, screws & side affects of the foreign body.
I just had plate and 7 screws removed yesterday. Dont be scared it doesnt hurt only a lil when u wake up. Im on second day, walking unaided and only taking ibeprofen. Its not like the first surgery ! I was sick of the screws sticking out and also the rod would kill if i walked far. I broke it feb 2021.
Hi, is it possible to remove plate and 6 screws after 12 years of original surgery. Please reply, I'm very much tensed.
I think I'm great candidate for it.
Hi Dr.maya
2 weeks back I got hardware in at elbow . They fixed screws. I have lot of questions on it. Plz do reply .
1. How do we know wheather our hardware fixed or not?
2. In future is there any chance of screw loose ? If that what we have to do ?
3. How much life span for screws?
4. Can we able to do excercises like planks and hard excercise after hardware in ?
5. Can we able to lift weights with hardware in hand ?
Has anyone had plates removed in Toronto lately? Im in Toronto, painfully awaiting as my body is rejecting but WOMEN COLLEGE HOSPITAL doesnt have the drill necessary to remove the darn pins and plate😢😢
Thanks from heart madam. Very useful information, I have operated with ORIF Humerus and wrist in April-2021. I have also confusion about removing the both hardwares. Some people's are telling should remove.but I am thinking about again I need to take surgery because reason is you know madam. Kindly suggest me if I leave inside the body any problem will come in future I am 34 Y. Which is better if need be removed or can I leave is inside the body. Kindly suggest me. My humble request madam. From Karnataka.
Had my humorous pin and plated.PAINFULL . On check up the xray showed it had moved causing me to scream when he touched certain area. So wait another 6 months to remove it. If that does not work ,total shoulder reconstruction. Now 6 months post op and just seem my ortho guy. Disapointed beyond belief.
Hi Maya,
From day one the surgeon told me that after 8weeks of surgery he would take out the 2 screw he used. I fractured my ankle and dislocated my tibia.
Yes, Alejandra. Some hardware is not meant to be permanent. For example, syndesmosis screw is usually temporarily and it's designed to replace the syndesmosis (a slightly movable fibrous joint) of the body.
Maya Novak thank you Maya for answering my concerns. ❤️
@@alejandraalvarez5197 how are you feeling after having time to heal did you benefits from removing the hardware?
dr maya hi i met with an accident in july 2020 in which both bones in my right forearm were broken amd underwent orif surgery for the same but on my recent visit to tje doctor i found out yhat one of the screws has loosen its only 3 months till now and the callus has not completely formed but my doctor is advising surgery to get them.removed I am confused and depressed .
Fibula fracture may be different tho, looks ugly on the ankle and the plate and 7 screws cant be a benefit to keep in my body. I don't see the logic to keeping a plate in. Thank you for your video tho, you spoke about things i hadn't considered before :)
Why no one say anything about bone shrinking over years?
Number 1 & number 9. Left clavicle. My doctor said that my fracture heal and they suggest me to have another surgery to remove the plate. Unfortunately with covid 19 cases my operation have to reschedule after the restrict movement control order.
Mam my plate and screws was removed..but they left one screw..main doctor did not done that operation..he is not in the theater.. some boys did that..they said that all screws are removed..but in the xray..one screw is there..they are saying no pblm
My GF had a distal tibial and fibula fracture. Now six months later the screws are showing right beneath the skin and hurts when wearing shoes or socks. Is six months too early to have them removed?
Hi, I broke my left ankle in 2020.
I have hardware both sides of my ankle and at the back of the ankle (I did a wonderfuljob breakingthis one).I also teared all the tendons in my right foot at the same time I broke the other ankle.
My left ankle is swollen and painful every day. I try not to take painkillers regularly as addiction runs in my family.
But I usually find even if I take painkillers and anti inflammatory medicine, it does not help.
I am a pre school teacher and am constantly on my feet and even when at home I am always busy.
Should I just walk it off and pretend the pain isn't there like I have been doing or is it a good idea to see the surgeon again and ask for the hardware to be removed.
I was going through the same thing with my left ankle.. couldn't go out dancing without having pain the next day or walking or running for long periods of time :(
So I just got my hardware removed 10 days ago.
Doctor said I could walk literally the same say but I'm still using crutches.
Everytime I try to walk it feels like my stitches are going to rip apart... so we will see. 😮
Hi Maya
My anckel Tibia and fibula are fractured 6 month ago. My anckel also dislocated. My fibula fracture is reduced by by plate and screws and my tibia fracture is reduced by 2 nails and a wire. I have no pain but facing so much swelling on tibia side anckel and still I am walking with limb.my doctor says my tibia side nails and wire has to removed. Please tell after this hardware removal surgery how much rest I have to take I mean when can I walk.
Hi maya thanks for last video with 11 basic points about bone ... So what I want to say that it is necessary for human for take out plate from hand.
Hey mam did hardwares or plates cause stiffness....mine got clavicle surgery with plate and screws and it's too much stiffness or tightness it's been 1month of my surgery
Christna Werner wants to ask you something about can screw hurt how long is recovery
how long did it take for the holes in bone to fill in completely
I broke my clavicle and had plate and screws three years ago.Three days later passed out and broke my hip and femur. Now the screws in my clavicle are loose and are coming through the skin. Having surgery Thursday and scared about recovery time? How long can I expect
Hi
I fractured all of the bones in my foot they put plates and screws and after 12 months are removing the hardware . The hardware does not affect me at all , should I leave it in ? I'm worried I might be worse of afterwards
i have tigh fracture and a plate on it, im only 18 years old and for what i know at the age of 18 the bones are still growing, does the plate needed to be removed out in my tigh?
FUSIONS SHOULD BE AVOIDED (see my other post about artificial disc below): I have two lumbar broken screws after 14 years - they say it happened a long time ago - good luck in removal as it sheared off near the bone and the tool to extract it does not always get a good enough grip. I have stiffness and have to use lidoderm patches nightly for the past decade. Thanks for nothing Doc.
I totally agree. I had a lower fusion on my neck. C6 7 T1. Completely unnecessary. I wish I knew what I know now. Feels like a screw came loose and esophagus is being stabbed. Surgeon wont take it out. Now I’m going through hell to find another surgeon just to take it out
I have an surgery in c5 c6 thr titanium cage was placed in between can this can be removed.
How long is recovery for hammer toe surgery
i recently remove internal hardware from my Tibia shaft , There are 8 screws and 1 plate is in it. I removed that hardware after 3 year of inserting and now my dr. said to take rest but i am little worried about when ever i can walk normally 😁.can anyone give me ans that when i walk normally and back to my daily routine.
How are you since the removal? Thanks
I just had my hardware removed.
Voluptuous Love love
Why did u remove hardware? From which part did u remove it ?
Do you feel less pain now that it’s out?
Mam i want to know about how much time is needed for the hole in bone to heal..implant is been removed from right leg 20 days ago.and i would also like to know what stuffs should be eaten and done for quick healing.when will i be able to walk again normally and ride bike??
I had the 3 long screws in my femur removed after a hip fracture. The doc said don't do any jumping off things and impact exercise. There were 3 holes in the bone where the screws were; best thing is to eat a lot of protein, Vitamin C, D. Dark leafy greens, milk, calcium loaded foods. I was glad to get those things out; they were causing a lot of pain. It takes about 6-8 weeks to fill in those holes. Then you are good to go!
How was it after the removal?
@@antoniahall7507 how are you since the removal? Pls reply. Thanks
elbow fracture x3 places...screws and plate Caused by someone else......Doctor not the nicest Or informational I ended up removing my own cast after 5 months And removing my staples (30)....Working outdoors in -40 -50 ...a metal plate is not a option
I have broken tibia and internal fixation has done by plate and screw, after four year i have to remove my hardware, it is good or bad for me.
I think its good..mine broken tibia with metal rod insert in shaft, screw upper hip and knee. my current situation now.. After 9 years from the surgery..i feel so uncomfortable esp at knee area.. Feel very pain if i walk.. Last week xray shows my screw back out..so i do operation just to remove the screw at knee area..now im still recovering..
Did you have the surgery, how did it go?
@@Yaffa444 its going well.
@@mantukumar-ce9fh thank you , its been 4years for me ...i think im going to take it out
@@Yaffa444 did you remove your screw also?
Im 62. I have FM. I had a fall from a horse bolting in front of me while walking it due to a large noisy water truck frightening the horse. i fell on my elbow backwards. its been over 16 months now. i want the hardware removed cause of pain that still there. im not healing well and am on pain med still. the therapy in Canada has not been what i expected and in Arizona a bot better but it may be due to better weather. i am taking massage now to help relax muscles and bring blood flow back to the shoulder. disappointing in how little medical professionals know about shoulder injury and old age with chronic conditions.
V Grimard , 2.5 months ago was walking my horse on a shoulder of 2 lane road, huge trucks came by way to fast in both directions at same time and very suddenly. Horse got behind me, deep footing, didn’t see what she was doing, everything happened so fast, my left leg was involved, Tibia/Fibula. I so appreciate your story. I am in AZ, have 4 screws, just started to walk this week, very slowly.
It’s such a long process. I was told it would be a year. I keep wondering about the screws, and feel the tendons issue on the inner side of knee. I was told this week by Surgeon to be patient.
How are you doing now?
plate and screws can affect your height?
Broke my ankle both sides in my 40s🎉 metal work taken out because my body rejected it. Just broken my femur 5 months ago and the same thing is happening and I'm in pain. Needs 2 come out when healed. How long do I need to wait b4 having it removed ?
How do you know when your body rejects it?
@@ltaylor2238I am curious about this too
I took my ankle plate out 13 days ago, I'm here to help. Ask me anything.
Yooo I just had seven screws + a plate removed from my ankle today. I’m still numb right now but was wondering how the recovery process is this time around? Is there more or less pain for you?
@@alyssaestrella2716 alot less pain
@alyssaestrella2716 I'm at day sixteen post op removal and the incision feels better right now. But I don't when it will stop feeling unweird.
Hi I’m looking to take the hardware out a year after the fusion. I’m feeling pain when I walk. What do they fill the holes with ? How long is the recovery? I’m fused from L5 to s1
I just had hardware removed from my ankle. I had 8 pins, 1 plate, two screws and a hammock removed. I had a trimalar fracture with a dislocation back I may of 2021. They don't fill rhe holes with anything. Scare tissue will fill in and bone. But it takes up to 12 weeks. I have to do pt again to build up the ankle again. Plus I bought a nice b4ace that I can wear in my shoe to keep me from rolling my ankle. Otherwise I coukd re-break it again.
my son had 3 fractures in his femur and they had to place a screw in his growth plate so they said they will be removing it, so that it doesn't effect his leg growth otherwise one leg would grow while the other remained the same size and he will have a noticeable limp if we keep hardware in. my son is 5'7" and he is only 14...
How is he since the removal? Thanks
Please please please reply. I dont have any one else to take an advance from.
Hi ma'am,
My name is Melvin. Im 22 years old. I broke my right tibia, fibula and the ankle in a motorcycle accident exactly one year ago. Fibula got broken completely and got saperated. Tibia was also having a major fracture. I got my surgery and now there's a rod and 3 screws inside my leg. Doctor told my bones are completely healed and the rod and the screws can be removed after three more months. I started walking after one month of the surgery and gradually i started riding motorcycles and later on i started doing workouts too. But sometimes i get pain at the area where the fracture was there and sometimes at the area where the screws are placed. I badly wanted to remove the hardwares from my leg because its not so comfortable having those things inside. I can feel the screws by touching. But last day one of my friends told his brother broke his hand and he also had to have a surgery to fix it with rod and screws. And after one year he removed but later he just fell somewhere and he broke the same hand again. Now again he got the surgery and its fixed with hardwares. After hearing this I'm totally confused. Its my leg. Now i have the support of the hardware while walking. But if i remove it, theres no support for my broken bones. And obviously chances of injuring the leg is really high. Please help me out with this. God bless you.
Did they removed the hardware? Any update?
The hardware won't prevent another fracture. The metal is there for temporarily support. By itself, the metal fatigue will cause it break shortly. Removing hardware will not cause the bone to have less strength.
Im 50 years old but i had dynamic hip screw orif due to neck femur fracture. It was done on march 3 2018.Now i started climbing stair exercises to loss weight and im able to climb 120 floors and as much as possible i dont want operation to remove it because im worried about complication as of now i had only mild pain occasionally but i can climb and walk long distance so my question is if this necessary to remove how many years to remove from time of surgery or if not remove its ok to stay this without complications.
Hi. How are you now since the surgery? I also have dynamic hip screw
@@thebestkeptsecret2263 I’m ok but still the hardware not remove cause according to my Doctor if there is no issue not to remove.there is on and off pain but mild only.I decided not to remove cause I’m afraid of complications and another recovery.
@@thebestkeptsecret2263 ok what is your fb name
@@pedromax6878 christian pascual ...there's a lot of similar name like mine. I will try to search you instead. Promise you will learn and can share your experience with them
@@pedromax6878hehe. Binuksan ko po RUclips profile mo. Pinoy ka po ba?
Hi, I recently had a trimallular fracture surgery done on Jan 10 2020.( two plates and seven screws) I just started walking on it at nine weeks and since I started I have been having painful sharp jabbing shooting pains on each side where the pates and screws are as well as up through my shin . It often feels as if the pain is in my bone if that makes since? I also am having some crunching feeling at the top of ankle where the band is and the tendons run underneath. The dr said that was not normal and ordered a CT ( waiting on insurance to clear) .The Dr told me to continue taking my antibiotics and wait 7-10 days and go from. there. I kinda felt like he thought I was exaggerating about the pain and I felt I didn't receive the answer I was looking for. How does the surgeon know for sure its the hardware causing the pain or my body rejecting the metal? Should I go ahead and have the harware removed?
Hi. Please can you tell me whats the progress on that, if you dont mind sharing?m Had trimalleolar fracture, ORIF done on 16th November, fibula with plate and few screws, 2 long screws for medial malleous and 2 for posterior malleous. My work involves long standing hours 13 hrs shifts or 12hrs as a nurse. Im a male, 41 y old in good health and shape. Slipped after work on stairs.
My body has rejected metal twice after surgery I have an allergic reaction.
Hey! Thank you for the information. I'm in the same boat as you. I'm 4 weeks post op, and I have two screws and the doc is really suggesting to keep it unless something happens.
Question though, can you get in the water without any trouble? You did mention the rain, but what happens to your foot when you leave in water for long. Does cold water, hot water or any changes in temperature affect the foot?
Thanks again!
Should be ok as skin is water proof. Same only I have 10 screws plate and band. Broken on 2/15/2022. Surgery 2/22/2022 now in boot still foot in the air to reduce swelling.
Thoughts on higher chances of getting arthritis or osteo-arthiritis at later age if the hardware stays?
Do you planning to removed the hardware?
That is my question also
I had many opinions saying , yes , 🙈😥🙈 once u deal with this always there is arthritis 😢
It’s been almost 6 years now I’m 21 I want my rod removed from my leg.
How are you now?
Any update?
Does bone grow back in the holes after screw removal?
Sure does...:)
Thank you!! I just got 1 screw implanted in my tibia! I feel I won't completely recover till I know it's inside of me 😣
joey pastrami you could sue the surgeon.. did he mention bio screw in the discharge file? Do you have the records?
Hi prajakta
Did u remove ur hardware?
Hi Maya, I've been told by my surgeon that my medial plate (I have 2 plates orif of tib and fib near the ankle) would most likely need to come out. He thinks because I'm thin I'll have discomfort especially wearing boots, etc. If I did have the removal would it make sense to have both plates out?
did you remove i have the same 2 plates as you
Hi Muna, did you end up removing the plate or plates? Thanks
@@user-wb2yv7ll9d Hi there, yes I did. It was very easy surgery and recovery. Virtually no recovery. I had general anesthesia and a block. The surgeon instructed not to walk on the leg until the block wore off which was about 24 hours. Other than that I just had basic bandage changes. How are you doing?
@@lazycarper7925 Sorry, IDK how I missed this comment. I did have them out.
@@munajedski Thanks for the details, as you can imagine it really helps to know others' experiences.
I had bimalleolar surgery only 11 days ago. It went well overall. Excruciating pain the first 36 hours or so but I was expecting that. I am doing cold therapy and I find that after a certain point it might be that the hardware is getting cold and it starts hurting. This is all new so it's hard to say.
I live in the northeast and am hoping the hardware won't be an issue when it gets cold. I have asked several people who have said cold isn't an issue for them. It's good to know, though, that removal is an option down the road.
Nerve block sounds horrible again (for removal), haha. But I guess I can put up with it if I have to.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. 🙂
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The 1st plate I had put in broke too, but my bone wasn’t healed from the original break at that point
How would a plate break ?
@@rikiellia Hi, a doctor told me that plate should have never been used on my radius. It was a hollow plate and apparently that isn't strong enough for the location of my break. I personally think the plate broke when the original Dr. screwed the plate into my arm for the initial surgery but based on my SEVERE pain levels after that surgery and other issues like my arm being curved after my cast was initially removed. There's no way I could have broke the plate while my cast was on so I believe it was broken during insert.
I had a distal humerus fracture before 16 months. That was fixed with 2 plates and 15 screws.
Before 2 months my plate broke. They removed all implants before 2 months.
How long would it take to fill the screw holes in my bone?
Sahil Jangra hey Sahil! How far has the progress come?? Do the screws fill in with bone naturally??
@@prajakta1991 Partially. It's been about 5 months. Doc says that it could take about an year. After ORIF of initial surgery Olecranon was filled in about 10 months. So I suppose it could take same time.
Sahil Jangra that sounds good! Feel better soon 🙂 I just got a screw implant for ACL fixation.. but I don’t want the screw in my body forever...
@@prajakta1991 That's not a big deal. Ask your surgeon about right time. Best of luck.
@All In one! Just normal pain for some days due to surgery. Now I am completely normal like before. Pain would go in 2-3 weeks although full recovery could take 2-3 months.
How difficult is the femur rod removal? I hear its tough one and brutal for bruising etc?
There is a video on RUclips that a doctor took it out in 10 seconds (literally a 10 second video). The rod removal is probably the easiest thing I have seen compared to removing screws, bolts, and plates.
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