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plate and screw removal from ankle

16 year old - may 2008 broken ankle , one plate and 6 screws, now being removed Oct,08 due to irritation. What is the recovery like after removal...cast, crutches?

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Oct 07, 2008
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by: Bart - SII

Every physician is different but I would expect a few days on crutches as needed and then 2-3 weeks of recovery to allow the incisions to heal and to work on increasing your strength and range of motion. Should be a fairly straight forward recovery.

Bart
Nov 11, 2008
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by: Anonymous

How did your 16 year old do recovering from the removal of the plate and screws? I'm getting mine removed on November 13th.

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