HI,
This is Brijesh, From Bangalore, India. Have gone through the same accident. Fractured my shin bone on 4th September 2009.Internal fixation surgery(One nail fixed inside the bone with two screws just above ankle and two just below knee) was done on the 6th(after 36 hours).
followed all the doctoral advise with utmost care, Doctor failed to advice me the timeline for the nail removal timeline and got Dynamization done after 4 months(Hope it's not too late), went for routine xrays to find out the progress, All was well and the bone was healing and doctors decided to take the nail out in feb (one and half year after the accident), But was nt sure about the complete healing, Was advised for a CT Scan to get a clear picture, and was told that its a case of non union, Now Grafting is required. Please suggest:
1. Complications and healing period.
2. Dos and Donts
3. I am still a regular smoker and social drinker. Please suggest how much it delay or affect the healing.

PS: I have been walking a good 1-2 Kms daily for almost a year, And drive a car also. Is that fine to drive a Car.