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Post-op and hardware follow-up films
Show all of the hardware with bone past both ends, match the prior films, and respect hip precautions.
Why they are ordered
Orthopedic clinics take follow-up images after fractures are fixed and joints are replaced. The surgeon checks alignment, healing, the position of plates, screws, rods and implants, and signs of loosening or a new fracture around them. These patients come back at set intervals, so each set of images is compared with the last.