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Distal femur fracture follow up
I had met with an RTA on january 18th and had compound fracture of distal femur for which i got operated on 20th January in jnmhc amu with open reduction and internal fixation using plates and screws
Its been more than 5 months now and i have not felt any improvement in my pain and stiffness and my xrays are also showing no signs of union
Kindly help me with my problem and provide advice
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Needs your 1st x ray after surgery and the recent x ray , we need to check whether it’s uniting or not
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*if fracture united the the most impo thing is Physiotherapy with a good physiotherapist .
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Dr. Parteek Bansal
Orthopedic surgeon
8 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Kindly share your x ray.
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Dr. Vilas P Chavan
Orthopedic surgeon
9 yrs exp
Pune
Please share Xray Film
If no sign of improvement,may need revision surgery with Bone Graft
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