I have undergone a surgery on my distal femur fracture it has been 25 days since operation I have attached my latest x ray . I have seen expert doctor other than the one who operated on me and he has suggested on resurgery with double plating to provide more stability my concern is should I go through it or wait for the bone recovery . Please suggest ...
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How is the pain and range of movement at knee joint?
Multiple surgeries will cause knee stiffness, so choose ur surgeries wisely.
How much is shortening of limb??
How much knee bending can u do? How is your skin over knee joint?
Can get one Standing Xray Scanogram to check limb length and alignment.
The knee joint space looks OK but May consider a CT scan to check alignment and confirm.
A second surgery wud definitely make the xray look better, but how much function it can improve, it is difficult to say.
More rigid fixation may give more stability, but it doesn't guarantee union.
But u wud definitely need bone grafting surgery at some point.
Unless there is, too much pain/swelling and possibilities of infection, I wud wait and watch a little.
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CT scan to see Intra-articular alignment/step off.
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It is a complex fracture, no surgeon can guarantee a 100 percent result.
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