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Hi good morning sir I need a suggestion I met with an accident 8 year's back my left leg below knee bone was fractured into two pieces got operation surgery doctor kept the steel rod after these day's I don't got any pain but recently i am having pain in my knee joint where the rod ends. Please suggest me what to do the rod still in my leg.
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Ya it needs to be removed, or else it erodes the bone and opens into musle leading to tear of musle and severe pain.
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