Fractured Talus Hawkins 3 Displaced neck fracture
i am now in physical therapy. i am in my 5th month and my 50th therapy day. i take my therapy very seriously. i go for 2hrs a day for my ankle and neck.i am now weight baring as tolerated. i started …
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Advice for dealing with boredom
I was kept in hospital for 6 days in a temporary plaster cast. when I was finally sent home I was told not to put any weight on my foot for at least 3 months. I hired a power scooter(mobility scooter…
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Talus Fracture - Keeping Spirits Up During a Long Healing Process
I was taken to the ER. An xray was done but didn't show the fracture. The next day I saw our family doctor who ordered an MRI. The following Tues. I had the MRI completed and was called back to our d…
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Racing motocross
long, due to the wrong call on my ankle. the doctor was having me trying to walk when i should have been off my ankle, he was having me do therapy when i should have not been moving it. now im paying…
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Hit by lorry
That only I have memory after that when I opened my eyes I am in hospital - then my brother came and admitted in Futuristic ortho & neuro hospital. The doctor took x-ray - fracture in that but the C…
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"A chance for me to rest"
After surgery (screws and a rod to hold the tibia and fibular) i was put in a cast for 10 days and told not to weightbear. I was then put in a moonboot. I was shocked to see my leg had shrinked like …
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Snowboarding Injury resulting in chronic pain
Fine I would just notice some slight pain once a year from surfing but nothing much. So 11 years into it I decided to go see a ortho and even he saw nothing but wanted to do surgery. Well ever since …
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Talus fx from fall down stairs
Went to OR, put a splint on. 3 days later saw Ortho. Referred me to foot specialist.. The specialist called me then next day with a surgery date. They took out a bone chip, put 3 screws and put the t…
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Talus Fracture while Dirt Biking
I had 2 plates put in, 1 on each side of the talus on sept. 8th. I was in a hardcast for 2 weeks and then was in a walking boot 23 hrs a day for about another month. After that I'd just wear the boot…
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Talus shattered when motor bike tire blew
Was treated with external fixators and a screw later on.Screw removed after 3 years.More than 10 years now.still swelling when walk for long or stand.Still play my favorite sports but ankle is disfig…
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Talus Fracture - Horse Fell on My Ankle
Although the bone was shattered into 11 pieces, they were not displaced and my ortho surgeon elected not to do surgery. I second guessed this a number of times but I am here to say it was the BEST ch…
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Talus fracture after fall from a horse
At first, the doctor at the emergency room thought it was a high-ankle sprain. I was on crutches for three weeks and got more x-rays, where it was established that I had fractured my talus. I was put…
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Football and fractured talus
Currently I am on my 5th week of recovery after the surgery and the 6th week after the injury. I'm in a hard cast and am non weight bearing until at least november 8th. Then following the he appointm…
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Talus fracture when horse fell on me
I'm still in a cast and non-weight bearing and it has been 4 weeks. I'm concerned that maybe surgery would have been the best option but the surgeon was concerned more trauma would cause the bone to …
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Talus fracture - ORIF surgery
It was repaired ORIF with two permanent screws.Initially they had me immobilized with a shortie cast. I'm now in a removable splint. I can remove it for a shower etc, but I'm told not to wash the fo…
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