Question 1

can somebody help me about hip fracture timeline for healing?

Accepted Answer

Depends: How is the fracture being treated?  Nonweight bearing, replacement, screws, or a rod?  Can heal in 6 weeks to several months.

Question 2

what is the typical healing time for a fractured scaphoid?

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Scaphoid fracture: This depends on the level of the fracture through the scaphoid and if you have surgery or not. Nonoperative distal waist-3 months, mid waist-4 months, proximal waist-5 months. Surgical treatment usually has a healing time of 3 months. These are severe injuries which should be managed by your orthopaedic hand surgeon.

Question 3

what is the healing time for a broken/fractured tibia?

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Fracture healing: Fractures typically take 6-8 weeks to heal at the earliest and may take longer.  The best you can do is follow your surgeon's advice and if you do not take a multivitamin with calcium and vitamin d, you may want to consider this to help your bone get all the nutrition it needs to heal properly and as quickly as possible.

Question 4

what is the healing time for fractured leg?

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Tib/ fib or femur?: Healing times for ' broken legs'  vary w/ which broken bone you are talking about( tibia, fibula, femur) and the location of the 'break ' in the bone( i.e. Midshaft femur requiring im rodding or proximal fibula fx. Requiring  minimal treatment). A bit more specificity would be helpful... After saying that most heal between 8-12 weeks... Good luck!

Question 5

how long would the healing time be for a broken/fractured tibia?

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6 to 8 weeks: For a healthy individual, bone normally takes 6-8 weeks to heal.  Delayed healing can occur in some instances. There are devices called bone stimulators which have to shown to speed up bone healing which might be an option for you in the future if healing is delayed.

Question 6

i have a calcaneus fracture, what is the healing time?

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8-10 weeks: Depends on how severe the fracture but usually 8-10 weeks.

Question 7

what is the healing time for a lateral malleolus fracture?

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6-12 weeks: A lateral malleolar fracture in place will take approximately 6 weeks, while the same fracture that may require surgery may take up to 12 weeks to heal.

Question 8

what is healing time for scaphoid fracture?

Accepted Answer

8 t0 12 weeksA: Depend upon location and  quality of the fx.Usually is between 8 to 12 weeks for uncomplicated fx.Assuming you are referring to the wrist.

Question 9

what is the treatment for lateral malleolar fracture & what. is the recovery time?

Accepted Answer

Depends: A lateral malleolar fracture is at the fibula.  Typically fractures take 6-8 weeks to heal but the recuperation is dependent on if the fracture is displaced or not because that will dictate the need for surgery, the extent of immobilization and whether weightbearing is allowed or not.

Question 10

what is the healing time for hairline hand fracture?

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6 weeks: Most fractures heal in 6 weeks. Diabetics and smokers tend to heal more slowly. It also depends on which bone is fractured. A phalanx or metacarpal fracture should heal in 6 weeks or so, but a scaphoid fracture of the wrist usually takes more on the order of 8-10 weeks to heal.

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