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Will a tibia and fibula break with pins and rods cause a child to have a limp in his gait? will it improve when pins/rods are removed? been 8 months.
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Possible: It depend what kind fracture, did he lose some bone , is he still growing ? All those have to be taken along with the treatment.
Answered 9/28/2016
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