i had a high tibial osteotomy in sept 2016.
3 months later the plate broke and i had to go
in for emergency surgery dec 1st. Now its april 18th and
the bone is not fusing back together.
has anyone had this? How common is this?
i weigh 200 and i think the bone just gets re fractured when i
go and put partial weight on it?
i dont know, but they have me to go under the knife end of may, to put in a bigger plate and compress it tighter in hopes of the bone growing back together.
I have been on crutches this whole time.
please help, is this common..
Randy
I do feel for your plight Randy, but will have to leave this one to one of gurus, either Chico Marx or Bigfatguy. They know heaps more than I.
I will send you a hug in place of advice 🤗🤗
Sorry
Marilyn
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Mahalo and thank you Marilyn,
i hope someone has had this or heard of this.
according to my dr. Im the only one who has
not healed, his office staff is sick of hearing my
name.
aloha
Do you how i can find Chico Marx or Bigfatguy on here.
i dont know how to use this site that well?
I'm not sure how you get to the person Direct??
They may not have any knowledge of your condition so won't reply.
Just remember we are all just TKR survivors, not medics & cannot give advice if out of our knowledge sphere. If so then I do not think anyone else will reply. Sorry Randy, our gurus have a lot of knowledge but maybe not in your case!
Are you able to get a 2nd opinion from another orthopod?
What you need is someone else who has had the same condition.
Sorry I couldn't help you,
I hope you find an answer soon.
Keep in touch & let us know how you get on.
Marilyn
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