Ask the Doctor: Tibia fracture and time it takes to heal

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@DrDavidGeier 7 ай бұрын

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@debbiec6216 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for responding . I do appreciate it !!!

@jlsquire8352 4 ай бұрын

Broke mine at 13 - jagged break with another chunk further down the bone. I was thrown by a horse that spooked. It mostly healed in 6-8 weeks - thankfully no surgery necessary. I could feel every atmospheric pressure front for about 3 years though.

@angelablack7946 7 ай бұрын

I broke my leg and ankle back in November of 2019. My leg is back to normal. My ankle has arthritis. I have a plate and screws in my leg.

@mitrapedoeim7894 2 ай бұрын

Hi. I twisted my ankle and fractured my tibial. Had surgery one week after and they put one l on my metal with seven screws. After 17 days I just 3 physical therapy. I’m trying to go the excersise myself, but it’s hard. My doctor said I had to start the therapy right after the surgery otherwise my knee won’t bend and straight properly. Trying to find a physical therapy and pay out of pocket.

@TheLsumonkey 6 ай бұрын

Had tibia fracture day after Christmas. Couple weeks ago started getting bad pain around screw sites. 5 days ago had them all removed except for rod. So now I’m patiently (not really) waiting for everything to finish healing so I can walk properly again. I hate limping around. I don’t have insurance so PT isn’t an option. I’m very active (not sports) so sitting around is almost impossible.

@ProsperousHobo Ай бұрын

Have you healed up well and are walking? I'm 2.5 months and am still hopping around. Ugh. I do PT videos on KZbin to get back to walking tho cause I'm in same boat without insurance.

@EnthusiasticBrain-ri6xd 13 күн бұрын

Not walking at 2.5 months I've got the same thing and they told me 6weeks I should be able to take the brace off and start walking

@SuelaImeri-v9z 2 ай бұрын

we had two options, either to operate on my father, as his tibia was broken in a spiral shape, the bone would stick to him, but it could stick crookedly, or to operate today, which is the best solution for him, he is 63 years old, thank you

@DrDavidGeier 2 ай бұрын

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@deraz3702 23 күн бұрын

Broke my tibia (stable fracture) non surgery, 1st 6 weeks was on full cast, after 6 weeks on PTB cast and now after 4 months cast off and now able to walk slowly. Honestly 1st 2 months my healing progress was vry slow.

@luisvenegas9881 19 күн бұрын

I also broke my tibia and a little bit of my fibula at the top closer to the knee, but I opt out of the surgery and I’m about to hit six months. I’m walking slowly limping, but I’m getting there.

@rgmph 2 ай бұрын

Broke my tibia and fibula. 6 months in and it is almost completely healed. Had a chip of bone broke off. Walking with a limp now.

@EnthusiasticBrain-ri6xd 13 күн бұрын

How long did it take you to walk ?

@rgmph 13 күн бұрын

@ 5th to 6th month was already walking with a limp. Progressing to walking without a limp now on 8th month.

@EnthusiasticBrain-ri6xd 13 күн бұрын

@rgmph 5 to 6months before you started to walk fuck that's to long for Me to wait

@gary65234 10 күн бұрын

3 month I was back walking and climbing git a small limp when walking with no socks on but all good 👍

@EnthusiasticBrain-ri6xd 9 күн бұрын

@gary65234 walking and climbing that's good you are back to doing things like that. Think I can start walking after 6 weeks, I'm confident it'll be before that

@Jennifer-in4us 5 күн бұрын

I fractured my right tibia Thursday night they didn’t say how bad it was I have a boot on waiting to see a dr about it if I need surgery for it. What’s good advice to heel faster? Or any you can give me

@DrDavidGeier 2 күн бұрын

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@jefftucker9225 5 ай бұрын

My sister just broke her tibia yesterday falling off a ladder, she has just gotten out of surgery and her doctor says she will need another surgery down the road, in her case the bone split apart lengthwise , she has moved back home for the time being so family can help her, anyone know what the timeline for a full recovery of this is?, she is 59yrs old and not over weight or a smoker

@jefftucker9225 13 күн бұрын

@@EnthusiasticBrain-ri6xd She still only able to walk short distances with a walker, she isn't able to navigate stairs either

@MarieluzLacre 2 ай бұрын

I had my femur and tibia fractured last May 25, 2024 because of a motorcycle accident my left leg now is stainless and until now I can't bend my knee properly. I'm sad coz my left leg is shorter than my right leg bcoz of many bone lost. When can I walk normal again? 😢

@DrDavidGeier 2 ай бұрын

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@momohkpakalansana848 2 ай бұрын

I had a fractured on tibia for the past two months can work on it because it's sometimes painful

@eugeneesposito1227 3 ай бұрын

Had Tibia and Fabia fracture with rod 4 months later walking good but have a slight click in my knee when i sit and bring my leg up. when i walk can feel slight click is this normal??? or how do I get this better?

@DrDavidGeier 3 ай бұрын

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@teamlungs1461 2 ай бұрын

Hi i have the same problem with you right now .. how are you right now? Are you good you can walk normal?

@teamlungs1461 2 ай бұрын

Hi i have the same problem with you right now .. how are you right now? Are you good you can walk normal?

@KyiPhyuKo-yr1qi 4 ай бұрын

My dad(over 50 yrs)do surgery for tibia fracture in the first time and then he had to do bone grafting again due to delaying union as a second time. After bone grafting, it takes two months but the doctor advised to do reoperation. How long does it take to heal? We don't want to do re operation again . Which is the best choice for my dad. Let me know your suggestions and advice, sir.

@DrDavidGeier 4 ай бұрын

@FullyYoked 5 күн бұрын

I just had surgery on New Year's Day so it's been 26 days and I feel jacked up. I have a rod in my leg and some screws my tibia and Fibia both broke and I had a fracture in my ankle and my foot. My foot is numb I can barely move it at all. Also my bone is almost sticking out my skin. You can see the bone sticking out in the x-ray as well. Is this normal?

@DrDavidGeier 2 күн бұрын

@freezafreeze2245 Ай бұрын

Can you answer how long does it take after a tibia fracture for your nerves to regenerate and feel normal again?

@DrDavidGeier 25 күн бұрын

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@vinceriedl5606 4 ай бұрын

Do you have any statistics of getting post traumatic arthritis in the knees from intramedullary rods which place through the knees? I know for femur breaks they can go in through the hip or knee and tibia breaks through the knee. Thanks!

@DrDavidGeier 4 ай бұрын

I don't. Intramedullary nails placed through the knee are not done as often as those placed through the hip, but for some fractures, that can be an optimal treatment.

@AleciaCarr-f3n 4 ай бұрын

I have had a broken tibia for 7 months i have to stay in a brace hopefully until January 6 more months

@dasani9474 4 ай бұрын

Ive had a tibia fracture for 4 months ,no surgery and my bones are still at an angle of eachother, but km still just walking

@Glitchstolfo 4 ай бұрын

I broke mine just today, the only thing the doctor did was the white thing (i forgot yhe the name) and told me that it'll heal in a month. is it right?

@DrDavidGeier 4 ай бұрын

@kennethabuchi227 4 ай бұрын

Yes depending on how much damage I broke mine on 31 of August and I am yet to walk down to the level of the damage

@debbiec6216 7 ай бұрын

My left leg has an "Rod " in it , little below my knee down to the ankle , it's been in my leg for 42 years :(:( . I have 2 screws in my right hip , that's where I'm having issues. The report I have shows that I have Highly suggestive Synovial Chondromatosis . Is it true, if I had the Synovial Chondromatosis , I will have to have hip surgery ? Keep in mind I ready had a right hip surgery , decades ago . I'm worried I might not be handle this surgery or even walk. I heard once you had a hip surgery , your chances to live is very slim . I am asking you just your opinion and I can handle the truth , that's the only way I want it , for someone tell the truth . Thank you . Debbie

@DrDavidGeier 7 ай бұрын

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@debbiec6216 7 ай бұрын

@@DrDavidGeier Thank you for responding !!!

@Taurus_firearms_guns 2 ай бұрын

I broke my right tibia in three spots

@aswathramnarayanan8896 3 ай бұрын

Most non displaced fracture don’t need surgery . But most cases are fixed for surgery. Surgery should be last option

@bryantjoseph5275 2 ай бұрын

When I broke my fibula and tibia they told me that in a week I should get surgery but I opted out but now my leg and ankle feels weak I should have opted for the surgery but that was 5 years ago

@RishavGandharvAIIMS Күн бұрын

Surgery provides faster recovery, patient can walk early Plaster leads to joint mobility issue Need longer physiotherapy sessions

@Sisu2280 7 ай бұрын

Here's a question... Can you explain why for post ORIF surgery the current medical studies suggest that there are more benefits to immediate weight bearing (as tolerated) vs the almost world wide prescribed 6+ weeks non weight bearing. Is the research just simply ahead of practice? This seems the case in many fields of medicine. But it does seem disadvantageous to those non weight bearing that their surgeons aren't current with the published peer reviewed literature. Seems lazy.

@DrDavidGeier 6 ай бұрын

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