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Humerus Fracture surgery
I had an accident and broke my left upper arm (complete breakage) . Undergone a surgery with a metal insertion and no plaster. Tts been 1.5 months but the bone has not started to unite yet..no sign of bone growth is seen..hence worried;
-If this is normal ?
-what is the minimum time line when the bone starts to grow (unite)?
-Right time to start physio therapy?
-Unable to straightened my hand from elbow.
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Results vary from case to case as well as complexity of the fracture.
No doc can give u an answer unless u follow up with an xray, both films-before & after the surgery.
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