How often is the best time to take steel plates

The time to take out the plate will be different for different parts of the fracture and different actual ages, and should be analyzed according to the specific condition. Normal children’s growth and development has not completely stopped, plate fixation may affect the growth and development of the bone, so the plate can be removed about six months after the fracture healing. In older people, because osteoporosis is very obvious and the risk of surgery is relatively high, there are no other special effects after the fracture has healed. The plate can be left in the body for a long time without being removed, except for some special areas, such as the knee or elbow joint where there is only a superficial layer of skin, and it is possible to touch the plate, then it will be removed. Adult fractures, as long as the fracture is healed, the plate can be removed after about one year of radiographic review. However, in some cases, such as pelvic fractures, the plate is usually not removed.