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Part 24 (30 May 2017) – Complex Lower Leg Injury with Significant Injury to the Knee Joint and Extensor Mechanism

Part 24 – 30 May 2017
As you can see from the comments patient has removed all the connectors (threaded bars) in-between second and third ring. He was able to walk without any additional pain. Clinically the fracture has united. It took 27 months. Very long time but I believe it was worth it.
Plan
- Continue weight bearing
- Remove the frame ASAP
- Follow up in 4 weeks to discuss removal of remnants of cement spacer and bone graft application
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Author: Matija Krkovic
Website: https://www.limbreconstructions.com/
I am a consultant orthopaedic trauma surgeon working at Addenbrooke's hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.