Anterior Tibial Stress Fracture - Please Help!!!

[physiobob]

Can you ask the surgeon to tell you how the intramedullary rod will assist to heal this issue? I suspect it is to stimulate bone healing but creating a false fracture in the bone? Having the fascia involved maybe there is some compartment issues in there are well. Perhaps this was the original issue? Some type of fascial release may be required as well if that was the case.

I'd be interested in peoples opinions (including the surgeons) as I have not had anyone who has undergone this procedure before. Have you tried magnetotherapy/magnetic therapy for accelerated bone healing. We used to use that all the time to speed up fracture healing. If you're on the North Shore of Sydney then the Narrabean Sports Physio practice at the NSW Academy of Sport have one.

P.S for interest I attached images of a stress fracture with and without intramedullary rod. These came from http://www.orthosupersite.com