Orthopaedic implant removal: An observational analysis on its incidence, indication, socio-economic burden and its complications during and following removal

Abstract

Fractures around the upper and lower limb is increasing now-a-days due to RTA, active sports and cultural participation and there is a need to fix those fractures using orthopedics implant in order to restore the anatomy of joint and other skeletal anatomic structures. Practice for removal should be thought only for symptomatic patients where the implant is causing socioeconomic burden on life and decreasing the quality of life once the fracture has healed. However the timely removal of orthopedic implants even for asymptomatic patients also has benefit for reducing risk of infection, osteopaeni, re-fracture and rarely carcinoma. Removal sounds to be a simple procedure but it is an unsolved challenge to an orthopedic an due to its unwanted complication during and after the procedure.