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Originally Posted by stevej37
So why did they take it out? My Doc sounded like it was staying there in my femur.
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I believe it was the possibility of future injury.
Break the leg again in a manner that bends the hardware, and its nearly impossible to remove it and save the leg. Surgery would be so invasive that amputation of the leg is a likely result.
Tobra, Moses et al will be along shortly to let you know if I'm a maroon.