Can the plate be removed three months after a distal fibula fracture?

Three months of distal fibula fracture usually can’t remove the plate, usually at least about one year after the fracture surgery to remove the plate. Fracture healing is mainly divided into hematoma mechanization period, primitive bone scab formation period and bone scab transformation and shaping period. It takes about three months for the fracture to reach clinical healing. After the fracture is clinically healed, osteoblasts and osteoclasts continue to play their roles, the excess scabs are absorbed, and new bone continues to be formed in the deficient areas. Finally, the fracture mark disappears completely and the medullary cavity is penetrated, that is, the fracture returns to its pre-injury state, which takes much longer, usually about 1~2 years. Three months of distal fibula fracture usually can not remove the plate. You need to go to the hospital regularly to take pictures for review, if it shows that the fracture line has disappeared, and there is no local pain or discomfort, after the judgment of the professional doctor, then the plate can be removed.