question: Hi i had an open fracture tibia+fibula right leg which required plates. My question is whether i would be able to drive again and play football or sports general again,if so how long do you think it would be. My accident happened on the 5th of july 2011 and so far its been almost 16 weeks and last time i went for the x-ray scans the doctor said its healing good. Im currently still on crutches but the doctor allows me to walk and put full weight on now only with the support of crutches so do you think im ahead of schedule, also as i told you before about the plates, im not actually sure it was plates or screws to be honest or are they the same thing? secondly does a operation need to happen to remove the plates or screws?