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Stiffness after distal radius surgery
Dear Sir I have
1.COMMINUTED FRACTURE OF LEFT DISTAL END RADIUS
2 DRUJ SUBLUXATION.
Surgery recommended by surgeon and proceeded with
1.ORIF WITH PLATING FOR LEFT DISTAL END OF RADIUS 2. ORIF WITH K WIRE FIXATION on 1st june.
Stiches removed on 14th June.
But Till today I can able to move fingers but I couldn't able to do supernation and pronation . it's restricted. And I asked my surgeon about this he advised try to rotate in my own.if not possible go for physiotherapy.
Here one question Is this normal effect after the surgery. Will every one get after surgery?
Will it improve by time?
When it will be set right?
Do I get previous functionality of after how many months?
What are the better options with me now?
Please explain sir.
Its too soon to say anything, its better to wait and watch nd let the fracture to be unite which usually take 6-8 weeks. Meanwhile u continue to do physiotherapy as suggested by operating surgeon. It is a bad type of fracture so even after a good fixation and healing of bone some amount of stiffness can persist.
Next Steps
be patience and relax.
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