Is It Necessary To Remove Screws In The Ankle Joint

Posted on Thu, 23 Jun 2022

Question: Is it necessary to remove screws in the ankle joint after recovery from ankle fracture. What needs to be done to strengthen the ankles after fracture recovery or

Answered by Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar (18 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Not necessary to remove the screws.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
After an ankle surgery, if the bones are healed well and there is no pain or discomfort then the screws can be left inside also. It is not necessary to remove the screws. If you are having any pain or restriction of movement due to the crews and X-ray shows that the fracture has healed well then the removal of screws can be planned.
Regular calcium supplements and -physiotherapy exercises will help in stregthening the healing and the adjoining muscles.
I hope this answers your query.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar