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A 31-year old asked:
How hard is the recovery for ankle fracture surgery?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I am having ankle fracture surgery tomorrow and they're putting a plate in. How long does this surgery take?
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A 44-year old asked:
What do they do during trimalleolar ankle fracture surgery?
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A 44-year old asked:
Trimalleolar ankle fracture surgery. What is the chance of painfree recovery?
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A 38-year old asked:
Ankle fracture surgery. How much range of motion would you lose after surgery?
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A 36-year old asked:
How long should it take to recover from a bimalleolar ankle fracture after surgery?
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A 39-year old asked:
How long does it take to recover after a displaced ankle fracture without having surgery?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I have an ankle fracture, it requires surgery so they can put in a plate. How long will this surgery take?
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A 38-year old asked:
What can cause big toe pain after fractured ankle surgery?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Fractured tibia ankle surgery i on & off starve myself then eat "normal" & binge. Can this cause that i broke my ankle and tibia at only 35 yrs old?
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A 29-year old female asked:
How long (roughly) does the pain last after orif ankle surgery (trimalleolar fracture)? A few weeks?
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A 58-year old female asked:
Post ankle surgery bimalleous fracture with two screws one side, plate and screws other side. Done 10/21/14. PT daily home. Skin tight both sides. Why?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Had a non displaced fractured fibula about 4 to 6 inches above the right ankle... Is surgery necessary?
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A 60-year old male asked about a 59-year old female:
Su fractured her ankle 7 months ago and had surgery (while traveling in Spain). She has incisions on both the outside and inside of her ankle, and a plate was put in on the inside. She has very bad nerve pain from the inside incision. This nerve is a sens
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A 31-year old asked:
Are there any alternatives to surgery for a fractured ankle that has not healed after 8 weeks?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Can regional anesthesia be used for ankle surgery being done to repair a Maisonneuve fracture?
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A 47-year old asked:
What to do if I have a trimaeollar fracture on my left ankle, have you had a second surgery after?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Surgery in may for a fractured ankle they put a plate and 7 screws . now there is swelling around plate. Warm to touch Do I use heat or ice to help.
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A 39-year old male asked:
How long should I use my ice machine after ankle surgery to repair my fracture?
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A 22-year old male asked:
My Achilles' tendon is pretty loose but feels intact? I suffered a fractured fibula and sprained ankle, will I need surgery for the tendon?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Mom fractured ankle:her fibula and tibia.She is 64 and had surgery.At her age,will she be able to heal back to normal and be able to walk like before?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Hi there, I fractured my lateral malleolus a little more than 5 weeks ago and although minimally displaced I did not require surgery and was put in an ankle boot. I went to see the doctor for an x-ray after 4 and a half weeks and it said it was starting t
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A 45-year old female asked:
I had a trimalleolar fracture of my ankle 5 years ago that healed without surgery. I have always had pain, but recently its gotten much worse. Why?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I'm at 6 weeks post ankle surgery on medial mallous fracture. Still a little swollen but why is it swelling on the opposite side of my ankle also?
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A female asked:
I am getting surgery for an ankle fracture. Are there any specific foods or supplements I should take to enhance healing?
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A female asked:
Non-displaced fractured fibula just above ankle;orthopaedic doctor is more concer;ned with small space/gap between talus and tibia; surgery or not?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I am now at 5 weeks after maisonette fracture and 2 after ankle surgery with screw fixation, where should I give more emphasize in my rehab schedule?
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A 29-year old male asked about a 67-year old female:
Mother has red itchy spots throughout left leg in which she fractured her ankles and had surgery. Right leg doesnt have any. What can it be? Can hardware from surgery be causing this? Surgery was in 2017. Should we worry and seek medical help?
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A 30-year old male asked about a 68-year old female:
Mother fractured ankle 5 years ago and had surgery. Today her surgery leg heel is fixed in a certain angle. Seems like screws did more bad than good. She has limp and she complains a lot of stiffness there. Can anything non invasive help alleviate?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Fractured fibula 9 weeks ago (no surgery) am walkng with slight limp at end day my ankle gets a little swolen, in a week I HAVE to run 1 1/2 mile with ankle brace, is there much risk of refracture or anything at the 10 week point, , is it feasible?
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