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pins removed??
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i'm 27years old and 4 years ago i broke both my bones in my left forearm playing rugby. i had them pinned and plated back together. they are still in now and i have been told by the doctors that theres no need to have them removed? but i've got 2 friends who had the same injury that have had theirs removed, but their operations were done at different hospitals to mine. i'm still playing rugby and all seems fine but should they be taken out??
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I'm with crete on this one. My mum had a fracture of her right femur pinned and plated about 6 years ago it has not been removed either. We were told it doesn't need removing. I would think that the surgeon who did your operation is most likely to know best. However, you do have the right to ask for a second opinion.
I broke both my legs a few years back and I had plates and pins. They also told me that there is no need to remove them unless they cause a problem. I did have a problem with one of them, so I had it removed but the other has been left in for 13 years.
I also carried on doing taekwondo with plates and pins in both legs, so I don't really think you have to worry about re-injury. I think the general opinion seems to be leave them alone if they're not causing a problem. After all, as lizzwizz said, anaesthetic carries a risk and there's also a risk of infection whenever you're operated on.
I also carried on doing taekwondo with plates and pins in both legs, so I don't really think you have to worry about re-injury. I think the general opinion seems to be leave them alone if they're not causing a problem. After all, as lizzwizz said, anaesthetic carries a risk and there's also a risk of infection whenever you're operated on.