Whether or not to remove the steel plate from a 56-year-old patient needs to be decided according to whether the plate affects the patient’s daily life, the location of the plate, etc. Generally speaking, if the plate does not affect the patient’s daily life and there are no obvious symptoms, the plate can be removed without removing the plate. 1. Whether it affects daily life: If the plate in the body causes the patient to have pain, activity limitation, etc., which affects the patient’s normal life, it is generally recommended to remove the plate; if it does not affect daily life, the plate can not be removed. 2. The location of the plate: Generally speaking, pelvic fixation plates and spinal plates can be removed to maintain stability. For the elbow joint, shoulder joint or, knee joint around the steel plate is generally recommended to take out, to avoid affecting the biomechanics of the joint and thus the formation of arthritis. Therefore, the 56-year-old body plate to take or not need to be based on the patient’s symptoms and the location of the plate to determine a comprehensive, not solely from the age of the decision, it is recommended that the patient in a timely manner to the hospital, according to the specific circumstances and their own wishes to decide.