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Tibial fracture
I had surgery of open compound fracture on 21 March 2023.
Now it's my latest xray, please examine and tell me about my bone healing, currently walking normally .
It's been 1 year of surgery ,how much % of my bone is yet to be united .
Or when should I go for implant removal surgery.
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It’s going good .
Don’t think of implant removal surgery for next 2 years atleast .
Implant removal is advisable after minimum 18 months of surgery but better if we delay it in this case .
Get xray done after 6 months or 1 year
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Dr. Ravikumar Chandulal Makadia
Orthopedic surgeon
6 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Wait for other 2 year for implant removal
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Dr. Vilas P Chavan
Orthopedic surgeon
9 yrs exp
Pune
It Healed
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Any Wound or Discharging Sinus is present.??
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