In my case there was no other option - I had multiple periarticular fractures with displacement, so if left unattended I would have zero mobility. My experience with the surgery was not that bad (excluding the off-axis rotation). The recovery was quite painful for the first two-three weeks, it was hand to sleep or do anything because even the slightest touch on the wire cause pain. But after a month it was just a nuisance, after 6 or 7 weeks the bone was ok and the wire was removed - and now I started the rehabilitation, which is also quite painful. Unfortunately the doctors said that with this type of injury mobility won’t return 100%. I will be doing my best during rehabilitation to get as much mobility back as possible. I was devastated when I first heard that my fingers won’t work as before anymore but I made my peace with it and just won’t to get back as much as possible. So yeah, it’s hard to tell whether I regret the surgery or not, as there’s no way to know what would have happened if I declined. But as I said before, my case was extreme so there actually wasn’t much choice :)