What is causing the acute pain after the surgery of spiral fracture?
Patient: On 1st July 2011 I had a spiral fracture to my 5th metatarsal they waited 4 months insisting it will grow as I am a healthy 30 year old non smoker, non diabetic, highly active female. Deciding on surgery they discovered a muscle stuck in the brake which they removed and pinned the fracture with a plate. Once anesthetic had worn off I was in acute pain, with nerve shocks firing through my foot. 3 months on following the prescriptions, physio and pain clinic I have been diagnosed with CRPS and am still in acute pain. Can the plate be removed, will it help me please advise as no treatment is helping and this simple brake 7 months ago is debilitating and ruining my life? Doctor: Hello,  The acute pain that you are having can be due to the plate. Getting the plate out can help but you need to get an X-ray done first to find out the extent of healing.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Take care  Regards, Dr Praveen Tayal, Orthopaedic Surgeon