Calcaneal fracture - gimme hope
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my second PH major surgery thread - maybe i’m unlucky. Same leg as my ACL/MCL/PCL
I slipped off a A frame ladder, about 5ft up and landed on my porch concrete tiles. knew i’d f
ked it straight away, FIL came over and drove me to hospital.
emergency surgery for shattering / crushing my Calcaneal into 5 bits - got a big plate thing and a load of screws. 4 days in the wards.
reading up is pretty negative - who’s done this and what’s the real rehab / prognosis???
I slipped off a A frame ladder, about 5ft up and landed on my porch concrete tiles. knew i’d f
ked it straight away, FIL came over and drove me to hospital. emergency surgery for shattering / crushing my Calcaneal into 5 bits - got a big plate thing and a load of screws. 4 days in the wards.
reading up is pretty negative - who’s done this and what’s the real rehab / prognosis???
Edited by z4RRSchris on Wednesday 6th September 21:50
Not calcaneal but possibly relevant to share. My foot dislocated through the bottom of the tibia in a motorbike crash and the tibial plateau shattered. Three months non weight bearing, then three months in a boot with crutches to start. The lower leg muscles shrank 50%.
It took me about two or three years to get comfortable walking any distance. Part of that was the fact there was so much tissue damage. I really wasn't happy doing any physio for a long time. So by the time the joint stabilised and there was less pain, extensive scar tissue had formed. Oh and the shape of the bottom of the tibia was bksed so the ankle joint doesn't locate properly.
That was eighteen years ago. The range of motion of the ankle is maybe 50%. But I now ski at expert level fast off piste and bumps, did a few 10-15 mile mountain hikes this summer with no effect, and am not bothered with being at a standing desk all day.
So the best advice I'd give from my experience is do the damn physio.
It took me about two or three years to get comfortable walking any distance. Part of that was the fact there was so much tissue damage. I really wasn't happy doing any physio for a long time. So by the time the joint stabilised and there was less pain, extensive scar tissue had formed. Oh and the shape of the bottom of the tibia was b
ksed so the ankle joint doesn't locate properly. That was eighteen years ago. The range of motion of the ankle is maybe 50%. But I now ski at expert level fast off piste and bumps, did a few 10-15 mile mountain hikes this summer with no effect, and am not bothered with being at a standing desk all day.
So the best advice I'd give from my experience is do the damn physio.
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