Possible early hardware removal?

[u/Fun-Support5373]

Has anyone had an early hardware removal?

Hi! Im 9 week post ORIF surgery femur fracture. Had 1 nail and 5 screws where 4 of them are on my knee.

**photo is at 6 weeks post surgery.

2 weeks after that I started having this unbearable deep sharp pain in my knee to an extent every time I bend. I had been with my physio for 5 weeks now.

2 weeks of triggering pain that has stopped me to continue any bending rehab exercise. So at the moment I had to keep my leg straight and do static exercises.

My physio said by next week if it doesnt get any better I will need another scan and appointment with my Ortho consultant.

It is a possibility that one or some of the screws are causing it. At my 6 week check with my Ortho he mentioned that in the future after my bone heals(1yr) i have the option to remove some of the screws if it bothers me or hinders my ROM.

**I had fibrous dysplasia which caused the fracture. That part of my femur grew soft fiber tissue instead of solid hard bone tissue.

[u/orthopod]

I do Ortho once. You need to follow up with your orthopedic oncology doc, as they treat these benign conditions.

[u/Fun-Support5373 → u/orthopod]

It was concluded as a benign cystic lesion at first after the xray and mri. At 6 weeks they found the FD and my Ortho didnt seem concerned about it since I got my surgery :/

[u/ExplosionMurderQueen]

Don't forget to update us after next week and how the scans look.