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Hey guys, so 5 years ago I had broken my Tib Fib riding and had gotten a rod put in which is pretty standard now. Last few months/years (off and on) have been giving me a lot of pain and aches from it so I'm planning on having it removed. Curious on other peoples inputs on if they have had their rods and hardware taken out and what was your down time as far as work & riding.
Any input would be rad!
Any input would be rad!
The Shop
I know a few blokes that have had rods removed, and went riding far to early. Holes from retaining screws and the rod itself need to heal up, as well as the bone itself needing to regain thickness where a rod has been.
They've snapped their bones like twigs, to have to restart it all again.
Make sure you think about things. A month or two extra off the bike / other things, could mean you've a good, strong bone, that you'll not have problems with. Or, you could end up like one of my Dads mates, years ago, who lost his leg through not letting things heal up after hardware extraction.
Got it taken out and, I think, I was out of work for just a couple days and then fairly sore for a week or so
but no problems. I'm trying to recall as this was about 20 years ago but I don't think I rode for about a month
but it's never been an issue at all.
Recovery was only a few months total. I was back to work in less than two weeks. Although that depends on the type of work you do.
Pit Row
Now, 10 years later, still no problem with the hardware, but a recent visit with a knee doc had him point out that the knee replacement I'll likely eventually need will be problematic with the tibia rod in place. They can extend too far up and block the work that needs to be done for that. So removing it may happen at some point.
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