Let Us Know About Removal of Metal Implant
There is a constant debate concerning the justification of elective surgical orthopedic metal implant removal. The indication for Trauma Implant removal is unquestioned in patients with infection at the surgical site, metal allergy, soft tissue compromise or failure of the osteosynthesis.
However, the advantages of relative indications like the intended improvement of function, pain sensation or foreign body, the spatial limitation for future surgical processes or plainly the desire of patient for hardware removal haven’t yet sufficiently been explored in detail.
In a study by Hanson in 2008 which surveyed 730 attendees of the Masters Course of Operative Fracture Treatment and AO Principles in Davos, Switzerland, 380 of 655 surgeons (58%) didn’t agree that routine implant removal is essential and 48% felt that removal is riskier than leaving the implant in situ. This possibly was mainly influenced by numerous complications which may occur during and after operative metal implants removal.
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