A 48-year-old member asked:
how long does a spiral fracture on the tibia take to heal if you don't have surgery?
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Dr. Anthony LaBarbera answered
28 years experience Pediatrics
See below: Most fractures take 4 to 6 weeks to heal.
Answered on Apr 9, 2016
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Dr. Ahmad M Hadied answered
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It depends: On the age of the patient, young patient heal faster 6-8 weeks, older patient it take up to 12 weeks.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Trettin answered
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Tibial plateau: Assuming u had an ORIF of your tibial plateau fx it takes on average 8-12 weeks for the fx to heal.May take longer to fully ‘recover’. Smokers take lo ... Read More
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Dr. Peter Ihle answered
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The sentence 4 a fx-: -as U describe R served concurrently. U will B in a cast which should B long leg. I am assuming the compression fx it in the tibia, not the femur if i ... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Audie Rolnick answered
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Unlikely: Usually initial degree of displacement is the worst. Should be ok in cast. Needs to have serial xrays. Needs moderate displacement for surgery in a 12 ... Read More
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