2 How long does it take for tibia and fibula fracture? After the fracture of tibia and fibula is healed, it can be treated by conventional methods. For example, if the displacement is not obvious and there is no surgical indication, it can be fixed with plaster. If the displacement is obvious and a comminuted fracture occurs, internal fixation is needed. However, normal bone growth has its natural growth law, including early callus formation and late callus formation. Generally speaking, these processes take about three months, and after three months, it is necessary to re-examine the relevant X-rays to judge the time of fracture healing.
3 How to exercise in tibia and fibula surgery Generally, after the anesthesia period has passed, patients should start the flexion and extension training of toes and quadriceps femoris, and knee flexion and extension training can be carried out in the hospital bed about two days after operation. Generally, it is a combination of initiative and passivity. Three days after the operation, the patient was allowed to get out of bed with crutches, regardless of the weight of the affected limb. About a week after operation, the patient used crutches very skillfully, that is, he could walk normally under the condition of ensuring that the affected limb was not loaded and had braces. Six weeks after the operation, he was told that he had to come to the hospital for X-ray examination. If a bone clip is found to pass through the fracture line, it proves that the tibia and fibula fracture has begun to heal. With crutches and braces, patients can gradually practice walking with all the lower limbs loaded. I usually come to the hospital for X-ray examination in about three months. At this time, many tibia and fibula fractures have healed. At this time, you can gradually practice walking normally. Generally, you can walk freely about half a year after operation, and you can consider taking out the internal fixator from 13 months to 18 months after operation. This is the whole rehabilitation process after funded orthopedic surgery.
4 Postoperative care of tibiofibular fracture Postoperative care of tibiofibular fracture is relatively simple. There is an anesthesia period after the operation, about six hours. After six hours, the anesthesia basically failed. At this time, primary rehabilitation training is needed, and toes are moved to practice the relaxation and contraction of thigh muscles. Moving joints are not recommended at this time because moving joints should be more painful. Wait until the second day after surgery, you can do knee flexion and extension training in bed. Generally, three days after operation, the patient should use crutches to assist, under the protection of braces and accompanied by others, to carry out functional exercise in the field, but the affected limb is not allowed to bear weight. You can take off the stitches and go home two weeks after operation, but you must go to the hospital to take pictures six weeks after operation, and then look at the growth of the fracture to see if it is reduced or lost. Then three months after operation, the fracture will basically achieve bone healing. At this time, you can gradually carry out functional exercise. In general, the time to take out the plate is between 13 months and 18 months after operation under the condition of ensuring fracture healing.