Postoperative steel nails in 60-year-old people with fractures are generally recommended to be taken out, and can be left out in special cases.
If the postoperative fracture healing is good, improve the examination (such as electrocardiogram, cardiac ultrasound, coagulation function, etc.), there is no contraindication to surgery, and the person and his family agree with the operation, in order to prevent accidental breakage of steel nails in the body, this time can be taken.
However, in some cases, combined with cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction or major diseases (such as malignant tumors, respiratory failure), etc., in order to reduce the stimulation can not be taken steel nail; there is also a fracture appears to be poorly healed or take the steel nail is likely to aggravate the risk of disease, do not advocate taking the steel nail.
Finally, the need to remove the nail after fracture surgery should be consulted by an orthopedic surgeon and considered according to the physical condition, fracture healing, and the wishes of the patient.