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Hello dr. My father fell down inside the house and as per dr. He survived Minimally displaced spiral oblique fracture of the distal third of the left tibia so, is surgery is needed or can be recovered through plaster please help
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Kindly share the xrays.
Your father may not need surgery.
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Hoping your father is doing fine and all will be okay once again.
It is difficult to comment without having a look at the xrays. Because there always is a scope for interobserver differentiation.
However , if undisplaced or minimally displaced ,spiral oblique fractures are having more area of contact at the fracture ends and can be managed conservatively.
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xrays of affected limb knee with leg with ankle (anteroposterior and lateral view)
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immobilisation in long posterior slab
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Please do share xrays.
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Kindly consult for detailed resolution to your complaints
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Dr. Rajat Jangir
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15 yrs exp
Jaipur
Many a times can be managed with plaster but sometimes unstable one may require surgery
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Please send you X-ray
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Please consult with X-ray
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Dr. Gaurav Khera
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Delhi
Spiral oblique fractures tend to be unstable so a surgery is definitely recommend
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