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Hi, i am having an anterograde femoral rod removed in nov - can you give me an idea of the recovery time until full weight bearing and mobile please?
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Depends: depends on defect left after removal, bone quality, and whether grafting is done. can take 4-6 weeks to be fully weight bearing.
Answered 6/11/2017
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