Can the fracture plate not be removed?

  Whether the plate needs to be removed after internal fixation treatment after fracture depends on the patient’s age, physical condition and other factors to determine the specific situation.  If the plate is fixed after fracture in adolescents, it should be removed about one year after surgery because the bones of children are still in the developmental stage and the plate may affect the growth and development of the bones of children.  After all, the plate is a foreign object to the normal body structure, and it is easy to cause rejection of the body after the plate has been in the body for a long time, resulting in pain, swelling, and even local inflammation of the plate, which can cause osteomyelitis.  For the elderly, because of the gradual weakening of the body itself, coupled with the relative reduction in activity, even if the plate is taken for the elderly is also a trauma, so the plate can not be removed.  If the plate after internal fixation is abnormal, such as plate fracture or plate fixation part has loosened and other abnormal conditions, it should be taken out and re-fixation treatment.  Therefore, whether the plate should be removed for internal fixation after fracture depends on the individual, and a comprehensive judgment will be made according to different situations.