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A member asked:
How long are the pins and screws used to repair bones last?
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"Forever": The hardware used to repair bone is usually stainless steel or a titanium alloy. It can last for one’s lifetime. There is one caveat, if a fracture does not heal then the screws, plates, rods, etc., used in fracture fixation can fail, that is, break. Also if the fracture does not heal screws or wires can start to back out and cause some problems that could make it necessary to remove them.
Answered 12/5/2017
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Years: They dony fail unless the fracture dosnt' heal otherwise they last a lifetime theu dont have to be routinely removed unless some problem arises.
Answered 7/5/2012
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