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Broken bone on upper side
Sir my grand father in law suffer from his fracture in upper side of his leg some doctors say that he is well when a opperation deal with his fracture so plz sir give me same suggestion how to deal with his problem his age is above 78 and he is sugar pateint
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Dr. Ajay Rao
Orthopedist
25 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi, I do not know as to which bone he has fractured. Age is not a contraindication for surgery and so is diabetes. The advantages of fixing a fracture is early mobilisation. Not undergoing a surgery can result in complications such as DVT and bed sore, chest congestion and infections. It might also prevent him from walking in the future. Surgery also has its own risks and complications which can occur. Please take him to an Orthopaedic surgeon
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