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Calcaneum leg fracture
Calcaneum fracture in left leg, surgery done with 4 k wires inserted, one and half months passed. On fibre plaster. Can move through the help of walker.
Suggest next step... those k wires need to be removed.
Will it need to get admit in hospital and then surgery??
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Yes sir it should be remove. Normally k wire should be keep at least for 4 week.as u told that it's already more then 6 week as ur comfort u can remove it.for removeing k wire it is very small surgery it will take less then hour.but it should be removed by surgeon only.
And after u can give full weight bearing walk. U can start ur walk with help of sticks. .....
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