Originally Posted by
powdork
So almost three years ago I had the hardwear removed from my leg (prettty much identical to cspringsposers above). For some reason, the hardwear arrived in the mail today out of the blue.
In case you’re wondering what it looks like
What was the reason for the removal? I’ve had mine in for a little over three years and am contemplating pursuing a removal. I get pain in my shin at any attempt to run. The area around the hardware definitely aches with the weather. Lastly, I think one of the pins protrudes out on the inside of tibia (I had a lateral/Type II tpf) and causes irritation around my pes anserine. This results in pes anserine bursitis symptoms.
Since I’ve had both a patella tendon autograft ACL reconstruction (2014) and an ORIF TPF/MCL repair (2019), I figure I’m a candidate for a knee replacement at some point in the future. It is my understanding that hardware removal is required prior to knee replacement. So, why not sooner rather than later?
Because rich has nothing to do with money.
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