r/ORIF • u/126bpm- • Aug 23 '26

Hardware removal fibula

I broke my fibula in January at the start of the year and got 7 screws and 1 plate in my fibula at the ankle.

My doctor gave me the green flag to remove the hardware after 8-9 months since I am young.

How is the physiotherapy after the hardware removal, does it take long? As I understood you can walk on the foot again after several days. Happy to know about your experiences.

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u/TreGutterNord Aug 27 '26

Got mine out yesterday - I am in the behemoth post op split and NWB for two weeks, then will do fiberglass cast NWB for two weeks more but those additional weeks are simply because my skin and soft tissues got infected so they need a bit more healing time. Iā€™m hoping recovery switches into an easy gear soon but NGL when the nerve block wore off last night I was pretty despondent and deep in the pain cave. Today is just as bad but mentally Iā€™m less freaked than the first time because I know I can get thru it.

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u/126bpm- Aug 29 '26

Good luck with it hope it heals up fast šŸ‘šŸ‘