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A 23-year-old male asked:

What are some indications that surgical implants (rod and screws) should be removed from a broken femur?

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Dr. Kenneth Lee
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Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Healed : Sometimes orthopedic surgeons remove hardware once a fracture has proven to be healed on x-rays. Other times for infection or erosion through the skin.
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I broke my femur when I was 11. I had plate and screw put in my leg and it caused an infection causing my leg to break again. Hardware was removed and I had a titanium rod put in my leg, I am now 20 and and I have pain almost every day is this normal?
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