In 2005 I fractured my tibial plateau and had it pinned and plated and a bone graft taken from my pelvis.
It is still very painful and I have a bad limp even now. It hurts me when I change gear in my car and gets very painful if I walk far. I am constantly aware of the metal plate in my leg, I can feel it there all the time and it's really beginning to bug me. Would it be easy to get it taken out? Nobody has ever said about getting it removed before. I read somewhere that they are best removed within a year of being done.
My orthopedic surgeon said I would eventually need a knee replacement within 5 years and that was 3 years ago! So I assume they would take it out then?