Date Posted:11:03:43 03/24/04 Wed Author:Andy Author Host/IP: 195.92.67.66 Subject: Re: pins and screws holding bones together In reply to:
Louise
's message, "pins and screws holding bones together" on 18:48:53 03/15/04 Mon
>Anyone have any experience s/he would be willing to
>share about the surgical removal of pins and screws
>originally implanted to hold bones together?
>
>We are specifically looking at having the screws
>implanted November 2003 removed next month. They held
>the femur pin (nail) in place but are too
>uncomfortable in a skinny racer's body. The
>expectation is that the pin may be removed in 12 or
>some months. (To a layperson's eye, the pin appears
>to fill the entire cavity of the femur -- hip to knee.)
>
>Thanks!
Well, I have pins and a rod in my arm right now - they should be removed within the next year, which may be too late for you. I'll keep you updated though!