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What will happened to a fractured knee without any treatment?
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Depends: A fracture of the knee can mean so many things. What is fractured, is it displaced, is it a weight bearing region, is it comminuted, is it intraarticular. These are important questions that can be answered by a orthopedic surgeon. These are great questions to ask also. For the most part, fractures in your age group will heal in approximately 2 moths with correct treatment.
Answered 6/10/2013
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It will heal : A fractured knee is not specific enough to give an serious answer. Which part of the knee? How bad is the fracture? That being said. Fractures around the knee rarely have healing problems. The problems arise with how they heal. Most fractures around the knee involve the joint surface. Without treatment the surface may heal with a step or a gap in the articular cartilage and may lead to arthritis.
Answered 2/22/2013
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