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Regarding arm strength and ROM
Sir i had injury on right arm medial condyl on 2nd may night and undergone ORIF on 3rd may 2022 so screw and k wire is inserted as shown in attached xray file .now my query is i feel diffrence between normal limb and fractuted limb due to less of exercise can i recover again it like normal limb .i tried to straight but its not like normal limb or its just mind set . i too feel numbness due tl presence of screw . kindly suggest tests and i wanna know these implants are external and easy to remove or crutial injury and have to stay with them forevrr
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Hi, This is Dr.Praveen Podali, happy to help.
Is K-wire removed ahh.
There will be difference, but once the Physiotherapy is started, everything will be normal other than scar.
Don’t worry , it’s never a complicated r major procedure to think so much off.
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Start doing elbow rom and hot fomentation
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No need to remove the screw unless it is creating impingement.Range of movements and muscle power can be achieved through physiotherapy.
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may need physical examination if the screw is creating any impingement issues .If so need work up and need to think of removal of screw.need to consult for physical examination and work up
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Kwire can be easily removed whereas screw need not require removal. Numbness can be because of ulnar nerve impingement which should reduce over time; if not reduced should b physically examined. Range of movement can be near completely gained after kwire removal with proper physiotherapy.
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Physical examine for ulnar nerve function
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