The use of hardware that looks so common is remarkable. I've got a friend with a lot of hardware in her too, after a car accident. I don't think she has trouble with it either.
I remember a foal at the appy barn I grew up hanging out at, who was born with a front leg that was just ~bent~ wrong. Had been in an unfortunate position in the womb. They installed some hardware in the foal, that straightened it slowly by putting tension on it, and it had to also allow for growth, so they 'lengthened' it by turning some screws a few notches per a schedule. Medicine meets Auto Shop :~D
>I remember a foal at the appy barn I grew up hanging out at, who was born with a front leg that was just ~bent~ wrong.<
Hail to All was born with a hind leg turned wrongly below the hock. Since he could not stand, he could have been put down without owing the stud fee for Hail to Reason.
Instead, they applied a sweatscraper to the leg.
That length of bone never looked quite right, but not only did the horse get to the races, he won the Belmont.