Broken tibia (ankle)
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Hi, great message board.I’ve broken the bottom of my tibia in the ankle (total of 11 breaks and fractures).I’m in my seventh week of recovery. Last week the doctor took the cast off, and placed on an AirCast brace, however, still says the ankle is broken and can’t put any weight on it at all. How come you can still have broken ones but not need a hard cast?Also my next check is in three weeks, making it a total of nine weeks since I broke it – do you think it will be fixed? Andy any opinion on how long it will be till I’m mobile/walking with crutches still, but without pain and kinda back to normal?(I realise it will take a long time to be without crutches).Ta, for any helpChris
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JOANN BARTLETT
Iwas in a motor vehicle accident last January and was hit head on. I had a broken ulna, fractured ankle, lacerated right knee and 8 broken ribs. I was lucky but it has been now 14 months and my arm is still not healed. I had a bone graft done where the orthopedic dr took tissue from my arm and put it between the bones and squeezed them together tight and put a plate and pins back in. I underwent surgery for the accident and had a cast on only 3 days and then took it off and said my arm would heal with just the plate and pins. I am now seeing a different dr since my dr who saw me in the er has retired. I am still having pain in my hand to my wrist and up my arm. I cannot bend or rotate my wrist or bend my hand back. I would like to know if you can give me some suggestionsto ask my dr when I go back to see him. Also my ankle is still swollen and have tingling from my ankleto the top of my foot. is that right. I never had a cast puton my ankle. My right knee has no feeling back in since the accident. would I get feeling back in it my now or is there something the dr should look for. they only took one x-ray of my kneeto determine if the knee cap was broken and never afterthat. the samw with the ankle.Please help me and I am upset, confused orfrustrated over this ordeal.
k barnes
: I’ve broken the bottom of my tibia in the ankle (total of 11 breaks and fractures).: I’m in my seventh week of recovery. Last week the doctor took the cast off, and placed on an AirCast brace, however, still says the ankle is broken and can’t put any weight on it at all. : How come you can still have broken ones but not need a hard cast?: Also my next check is in three weeks, making it a total of nine weeks since I broke it – do you think it will be fixed? Andy any opinion on how long it will be till I’m mobile/walking with crutches still, but without pain and kinda back to normal?: (I realise it will take a long time to be without crutches).: Ta, for any help: Chris
k barnes
I broke my fibula and tibia in 3 places in Sept. It has now been 4 months and fibula has healed.Tibia is still fractured… So go back in a month for potential bone graft. still non-weight bearing. Going crazy!