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Broken febula
I have attached my x Ray report , I got an accident 3 days back and broke my febula bone. Do I need to put metal in it ? I'm mostly in rest since the accident. I get slight pain when I stand or else while lying or sitting there is no pain presently. The pain is mostly in ankle.
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Yes you will need syndesmotic screw across the ankle joint
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Dear sir ,
U need clinical and radiologicak examination .
U may need surgery to fix it
Thank u
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Fibula shaft fracture. Needs to evaluate. We need to check the Syndesmotic ligaments. One of the ligaments between the two bones. If they are injured you may need surgery. Needs to takes stress views. And examination
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Dr. Jaideep Gaver
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15 yrs exp
Coimbatore
Hello sir,
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