Author: Foot Doc
Date: 7/23/2007 4:18 am PDT
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First of all, screws used in bunion surgeries are generally left in place after their function in stabilizing the osteotomy during the healing process is over, and most such hardware never presents problems.
But in answer to your question, if your complaints are due to the screw or rubbing against its head or resorption of bone around it making it loose, or a tissue reaction or a variety of other potential problems, removing it is generally a rather simple procedure which usually effectuates a resolution to the problem. But the key to predicting its success is dependent upon the fact that the screw is actually the cause of the problem.
Unless there are some complications in the removal process, the procedure(skin to skin) generally takes just a few minutes, almost always can be done under local anesthesia and rarely creates other than very minor postoperative discomfort. It is not generally something to be worried about. |
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