My Foot After Ankle Plate/Removal Surgery

This is my ankle the morning after I had surgery to remove a four inch plate and three screws from my right ankle. I originally had them put in February fifth. I broke my ankle January 30th of this year. The surgery wasn't that bad. If anyone has questions about revovery time or anything, just comment and let me know. There aren't enough videos of things like this on Youtube, and I know that when you have a broken ankle/are waiting to go into surgery, you end up looking around for stuff...

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Education

Tags:

• Ankle
• Plate
• Surgery
• Removal
• Screws

[ooa00]

list of things you can do wile having a broke ankle

1 sleep

2 wach tv

3make prank phone calls

4 get on computer

5 video games

6 stare at wall

[Mzboyd4lyfe]

I just had my plate and screws removed this morning and I am feeling the swelling and pain now. How long does that last. I know everyone tells me the pain won't be like the first surgery but OMG I am really feeling it ouch!

[ahcp2009]

@HardStylahz hopefully you're cast is off by now. i broke 3 bones in my ankle also and am getting a cast this thursday. i've been in a sling and am already so sick of not being able to do anything :( i have the same question you did, how long til you where actually able to walk around and just do stuff for yourself?

[r3kluz]

can u keep the screws

[PositivelyBored]

Good luck!

I had my ankle crushed by a forklift in 1999 and had major surgery 8 days later. They couldnt operate on it successfully until the swelling went down enough.

Last week I had surgery for second time, 8 of 9 pins removed, and one plate removed.

I hope this surgery helps the pain I've had the past 4 years.

For around 7 years the surgery and healing was okay but eventually pain from hardware started to get worse and more frequent.

[TheProshooter13]

that happend to me hardstylahz

[HardStylahz]

hey mate, i broke 3 bones in my ankle i got a plate and 6 screws and my cast comes off in 2 weeks and all up iv had it for 10 including hospital stay for 2 weeks.

when do you think ill be able to just walk not run and do things on my own ?

[makattack111]

so what is the recovery time?

i have to get 2 plates removed but my foot is fully healed from the surgery i had that was in february but now i have to get the plates removed in december

[TheDizzymom]

Did they go in through all the original incisions? Mine are in my tibia and the scar is about 9 inches long. Will they cut that all back open to get the plate and screws? Your right not much out her on removal. Thanks!

[akina4drift]

Fracture my tibula and sprain my ankle bad enough I had to get surgery. They end up not putting screw in my ankle but nylon type string to pull my ankle together ( new technology stuff). Still in the healing process.

[jennysweetsweet]

i have a plate in my left ankle and eight screws it hurts all the time i crushed my ankle in a wreck it will be six yrs in october 2011