Do you need an anti-inflammatory injection after removing the plate?

After removing the plate, you can consider not to take anti-inflammatory injections, or take anti-inflammatory injections preventively for 1~3 days without prolonged use. 1. After the fracture has been fixed with a plate, the plate can be removed when the fracture has completely healed and the patient’s functional rehabilitation of the whole limb or joint has been completed, and the patient is able to return to the normal level of daily life. The surgery of removing the plate is aseptic surgery and the wound is sterile, so you can consider not to take anti-inflammatory injections, or preventive anti-inflammatory injections for 1~3 days, without the need for prolonged use. 2. For patients with plate-fixed fractures, the duration of anti-inflammatory drug injection after plate removal is related to the specific conditions of patients and cannot be generalized. For example, some diabetic patients who have plate removal surgery may need a few more days of anti-inflammatory infusion. 3. As there will be bone damage left by the steel nail in the bone after the operation, so patients usually have to avoid strenuous exercise and heavy physical activities for three months. 4. Some patients have prophylactic application of antibiotics before the operation, so if there is no special discomfort after the operation, the general infusion of 1 to 3 days, and then can be changed to oral drugs to continue to consolidate the effect of the treatment, and at the same time, pay attention to wound care. 5. If there is localized redness, swelling, heat and pain in the wound, or even pus secretion, it is considered that there is an inflammatory reaction in the wound, and anti-inflammatory treatment is needed for about 1 week. After removing the plate, it is recommended to determine whether anti-inflammatory drugs need to be infused and the time and precautions for infusion under the guidance of the doctor, and not to use the drugs by oneself.