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Femoral Neck Fracture. Screw removal
Sub capital femoral neck fracture on left hip- 28may2016 Thought it was just a sprain. Consulted ayurvedic doctor after two weeks, walked two kms to college. still pain. After one month consulted another doctor, who with xray explained me about the fracture and no need of surgery. Still pain after a month. Consulted another doctor 24 july 2016 but walked with slight limbing. No other pain.. Advised surgery. Cannulated cancellou screw fixed on 26 july 2016. Now do I need to remove those screws.
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Get another x ray done and share it here. Most of the time it won’t bother you. If it is bothering you - you can take it out. Opinion given by Sr Sivaraman B , Thorraipakkam, Chennai
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You can get screws removed. Minimum time to removal is 1 year.
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Share x-rays.
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If it bothers you can go for it... Consult your orthopedic surgeon
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