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Crushed tibia plateau and fractured tibia post op
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Aug 13, 2022 | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
I think the hardware needs to be removed. I feel like my leg should have some natural flexing ability of my bones. Now my tibia is restricted from flexing. The times it hurts so bad is when it typically would flex. Ex.... standing or walking. I'm not 100 percent sure as I'm not a Dr but I know something isn't right. I hurt in the bone and it hurts the entire length of the tibia and that part never hurt with the injury. I had a 5cm crushed tibia plateau and a spiral fracture on the tibia. So the put a plate that was bent on top and a small plate along the side of the tibia. My xray showed, proper alignment and post op changes, no fractures. I'm still in pain but only when weight bearing. Idk I'm going to schedule an appointment with my surgeon and hopefully he will get me fixed up. I will post results when I find out more.
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@rodney79 Thanks for your response. I would expect the surgeon will make you wait at least a year before hardware removal. A spiral fracture sounds like it was significant. I know the pain you describe. It's like constantly being kicking in the shins with every step you take. I do still feel a slight ache when I take a step, but it's minor, and a lot of times I don't feel pain when I take a step, unless the calf muscles have gotten tight and are yanking on the tendons and ligaments and slightly alter ankle alignment.
You know your body best. The recovery after hardware removal wasn't as bad, but there will still be a recovery, and when they do take out the hardware, you are at increased risk for fracture because of the screw holes that are left, so you'll need to be careful just like healing a fracture, but you should be able to bear weight on it. I will look forward to your updates.
Jennifer