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Please tell me if how bad does it have to be to have crutches and cast on a broken knee cap?
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Routine: Some use a cast and others use a brace. Most fractures have to be immobilized so they do not seperate when u try to walk. I usually let people walk ASAP as long as the knee is kept straight in a brace. As healing occurs I let them start slowly moving the knee
Answered 10/5/2019
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