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How effectively do people recover from fibula breaks?

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Dr. Rick Pospisil answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Fibula: Depends where the fibula is fractured as well as if there are any other injured parts. Eg ankle ligaments or syndesmosis ,if also injured and missed ,may take a long time to recover. If it is a simple fibula fracture ,alone ,most heal quite well

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Answered 9/24/2017

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