Question: I broke my distal fibula 12 months ago today. It was a weber b fracture and I was put in a cast for 6 weeks. I broke it slipping in mud and true end my ankle first inwards then out. It didn't heal. A small fracture was also discovered at the top of my fibula. After a ct scan i had an op in May and 2 screws inserted. These moved and the fracture widened so I had a plate and 6 screws put in end July. These hadn't moved on X-ray in sept but the bone couldn't be seen to tell if it was healing. I was signed off from the surgeon to have physio. Mobilisation hasn't been easy, had neuropathic pain and put on gabapentin last month. This has helped and I sleep better but my rom is limited, i can point and flex the foot reasonably ok butI can't bend my knee over my foot well , it just doesn't move. It feels like I have a tight band around my ankle. My ankle is swollen around the injury, I continue to have red itchy spots around the site and scar, it is excruitiating at the site of the fracture to raise to the ball of my foot and I still can't walk down steps as the rom isn't there. My toes also tingle after walking and climbing stairs. Could it be the plate causing the problem? Should I look to get it removed? Or is this about right for my stage of recovery. I am so fed up with limping around and really want to stop gaba pent in sometime. Could it be arthritis ?