I broke my clavicle in the fall of 2004. The Ti plate and 8 screws are still in there and not causing any issues. A couple years back I was feeling a bit of irritation of the skin directly over the plate and when I had it checked out, my doc told me to wait and see if it was just some general inflammation. Waited a bit and everything is fine now.
I think the only way it would come out at this point (8 years later) is if it started causing me serious issues. For the first couple of years it REALLY hurt if accidentally "bumped" on the skin directly over the plate...which with little kids around the house was fairly often. Ouch. Now though, it's not anywhere near as sensitive.
Yeah, if it was clear stuff was loose, I'd probably ask for it to be removed as well. The only reason the plate was put in there in the first place was because my break was so messed up (3 pieces, one turned sideways, overlapping ends, etc.)
Just thought I'd share...
http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/
I think the only way it would come out at this point (8 years later) is if it started causing me serious issues. For the first couple of years it REALLY hurt if accidentally "bumped" on the skin directly over the plate...which with little kids around the house was fairly often. Ouch. Now though, it's not anywhere near as sensitive.
Yeah, if it was clear stuff was loose, I'd probably ask for it to be removed as well. The only reason the plate was put in there in the first place was because my break was so messed up (3 pieces, one turned sideways, overlapping ends, etc.)
Just thought I'd share...
http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/