The swelling can be reduced in 2~3 weeks after removing the steel plate and screws from tibial plateau, and the swelling may be prolonged for the more traumatic surgery.
For tibial plateau fracture with internal fixation of steel plate and screws, if it is unilateral internal fixation, due to less surgical trauma, the swelling lasts for a shorter period of time after removal of the steel plate and screws, and the edema can be eliminated in 2~3 weeks under normal circumstances.
For more serious tibial plateau fracture, as there may be 2 or 3 pieces of plate internal fixation, so the surgery is more traumatic, so the postoperative edema will be heavier, so the swelling time will be prolonged, and its specific swelling time varies from person to person.
If the edema cannot be relieved within a short period of time after removing the steel nail from the tibial plateau, corresponding treatment can be carried out under the guidance of the doctor.