External Fixator
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External Fixator
April 1st my wife fell off a step ladder and shattered the tibia in her left leg. It was about 7PM. A friend of mine helped get her in the pickup and we headed for Augusta, about 30 miles from our house. After all the emergency room questions, xrays, etc, she got into a room about mid night. The doctor operated April 5. He put screws in the tibia and put an external fixator on the leg. The fixator had three long screws in the thigh and two in the calf, clamps were bolted to the screws.
The fixator came off July 1 and Jan had to learn to walk all over again. She even wanted the fixator back on at first.
It has been a long ordeal. I am more appreciative of the wife now as well as good health and life in general. She can walk now, but limps badly.
Things are getting better,
Smitty
The fixator came off July 1 and Jan had to learn to walk all over again. She even wanted the fixator back on at first.
It has been a long ordeal. I am more appreciative of the wife now as well as good health and life in general. She can walk now, but limps badly.
Things are getting better,
Smitty
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Good to hear she is getting better. As with any major injury you have to re-learn to use that body part again. And after being in a cast or a fixator, where your leg is immobilized for a lengthy time, the muscles atrophy and are quite sensitive when no longer being held up without much use of your own muscles. So it takes time to get that leg functioning exactly as it should. It will though...just takes a while. I've had both of my ankles in casts. Whatta pain afterwards too!
Of course... you can do the old limping dog trick. Put her OTHER leg in the fixator and she'll start using the other foot and holding the good one in the air!
Of course... you can do the old limping dog trick. Put her OTHER leg in the fixator and she'll start using the other foot and holding the good one in the air!
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Thanks for the reply and encouragement.
Fordlover1951 -- Thanks for the reply. I'll bet you were glad to recover from the broken ankles.
I don't think Jan would like to see the fixator again.
Thanks for the encouragement,
Smitty
I don't think Jan would like to see the fixator again.
Thanks for the encouragement,
Smitty
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