broken tibia

[AndyBell]

i broke my tibia i think it is called 7 weeks ago i had an operation which involved putting a small plate on the inside of my lower leg near my ankle. i have the pot off next week but does anyone know what sort of physiotherapy i will need as i have never broken anything before, will i be back walking normal straight away? i am 22 btw. thanks

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[umamadhu]

hi Andy,
They cud give u a tripod and start partial weight bearing exercises,considering your age.

[AndyBell]

what is a tripod? and how long before i can put full weight on the foot again do you estimate? thankyou

[rockin ronnie]

hey andy, full weight will depend on how stiff u are and how tough u are! b/C u had surgery, you will be stiff so may need to keep the crutches or have a stick handy for a few days to a week, and will likely need 4-10 weeks of physio to loosen things up for you. good luck, you'll need to be patient!

RR

[AndyBell]

thanks for the reply, i get the pot took off next week are there anything i can do to help while the pot is still on? i have started resting it on the floor when i am sat on a chair with the weight of my leg resting on it it feels fine apart from the plate feeling very very strange, almost like if i put any real weight on my leg the plate is going to slip out of my skin. On the subject of toughness that aint really a problem i broke it boxing, haha that takes me to my next question how long will it be before i can go back to full training sparring,skipping etc?

[AndyBell]

i have had my pot took off and been trying to strech my ankle off, it was like cement to start with but now i can walk with one crutch, i do occasionally get a really deep pain in the ankle when i put a little to much weight on, is that the break or just the muscles being streched out again?

[varun99]

heyy everybody
ma mom has gone through a rough accident with a cycle and has fractured her upper tibia( near the ankle) . She had an operation where they inserted some screws and a plate in the injured region . Now with the screws removed its physiotherapy time for her and i need advice regarding her diet and the physiotherapy. SHE is comfortable with her leg at 0 degree but has problems- a lot of pain when she approches 90 degrees. at present shes going gud at 50 degree.
so plz friends im in deep need of advice regarding the physiotherapy and her diet

thanku all
varun

[steve_19_76]

I fractured my tibia some 6 weeks ago now. I had a tibia locking plate inserted on the inside of the leg at the ankle, with 4 pins holding it in place at the ankle and several more pins along the plate. I have lost alot of the range of movement in my ankle I can bare some weight but the stiffness in my ankle makes walking impossible. My concern is that the 4 pins at the base of the plate at the ankle are preventing the range of movement. It really doe's feel like the ankle will not move past a certain point. Am I worrying unneccesarily, is this stiffness normal for this kind of procedure? Can/will it be helped with physio? And has physio been left too late?

[pudding_bowl]

steve 1976: You should have physio, it's not too late. Your surgery will make your ankle stiff - a xray will confirm it's not fused, but it shouldn't be.
varun 99: Don't worry so much about her diet, she needs physio for her ankle. Her diet isn't the main concern - eat good healthy food. If she is very overweight then yes loosing weight will help with her rehabilitation. Otherwise however she should be ungoing physio for her ankle, her pain will decrease as she does more exercise and stiffness reduces from the ankle.