Can the clavicle plate be left in place?

After the internal fixation of clavicle fracture surgery, the need to take out the plate is often decided by these factors: 1. The age of the patient who has suffered a clavicle fracture, if it is an elderly patient, it is possible that the fixed plate does not need to be taken out if all other conditions allow, on the one hand, considering the patient’s ability to tolerate the surgery and the need to take out the plate is decided, if the body rejects the fixation, the fracture has healed, the body can also If the body rejects the fixation, the fracture has healed, the body can tolerate the surgery, the fixation affects the joint movement, etc., then the plate needs to be removed, but in other cases the plate does not need to be removed to prevent the surgery from affecting the body. If the fracture occurs and the patient is young, it is generally recommended to take out the steel plate, the body recovers better and may be in the growth and development period, the general surgery can be tolerated, it is better to take out the steel plate. 2, has a great relationship with the material of the internal fixation, there are some advanced internal fixation does not need to be taken out, but the general material is recommended to be removed surgically. 3, whether the fracture is healed, also determines whether the steel plate can be taken out. 4, joint activity. 4.Whether the joint movement is affected, there are some fractures close to the joint, the internal fixation usually need to be removed surgically.