What to pay attention to after plate removal surgery

The precautions after plate removal surgery mainly include the following aspects: First, enhance nutrition, increased nutritional intake will make the soft tissue damage repair faster, and at the same time help prevent postoperative infection, which can speed up the repair of the residual parts of the plate screw. Second, avoid excessive strenuous exercise, generally after the removal of the steel plate surgery, do not carry out strenuous sports within three months, such as basketball, soccer and other confrontational sports, to avoid the occurrence of local re-fracture, mainly due to the removal of the steel plate, caused by the lack of local protection. Third, the patient should strengthen muscle strength and intensity training daily, mainly to restore the atrophied muscles, and at the same time can make the osteoporosis of the steel plate local significantly improved and enhance the bone density, which helps to protect the local bones and prevent the occurrence of another fracture.