The time for removal of the steel nail and plate after lumbar 1 vertebral fracture surgery is usually 1 year to 1 1/2 years.
Because the healing time for most patients after vertebral fracture is about 1 year to 1.5 years, each patient’s situation is different, and regular postoperative review is needed to understand the fracture healing and internal fixation.
Before removing the internal fixation after lumbar 1 vertebral compression fracture surgery, review the film again, if the fracture heals well and the internal fixation is in relatively good condition, the internal fixation can be removed.
Lumbar 1 vertebral fracture surgery after steel nail plate removal need to be guided by the doctor to determine the specific program, in the comprehensive aspects of the two points to consider the above situation doctors to give reasonable program guidance.