On Monday February 10th I went in to a follow up appointment with my surgeon. X-rays were taken and she reviewed the progress of my recovery. She said that the break in my fibula was beginning to heal, but was not fully healed yet. I was given permission to start putting weight on my right leg, and to begin carefully walking with my air boot. I was told to continue to rely on my crutches, if conditions were slippery, or uneven. Since then I have followed that advice, and everything has gone well.
I will be returning for another follow up appointment in four weeks. After that I will start rehab for the eventual return to regular, more strenuous, activity.... like skating...!!
This is the information that was included in my medical record...
The doctor couldn't remember exactly how many screws she put into my leg. She said that usually it was six or seven for a fracture such as mine. I was awake and alert during the procedure, and I counted six.... based on the sound. I didn't realize that a plate was also put in, but this report confirms that. I have the option of having the screws removed... about a year from now... if it turns out that they bother me. I'm thinking, unless there is a significant issue, I don't want to go through surgery again....!
PROCEDURE(S): GR ANKLE RIGHT
HISTORY: Post op. Rt. ankle. sx date 2025-Jan-09. Assess healing.
COMPARISON: 20 January, 2025 right ankle radiograph.
INTERPRETATION:
Interval removal of an overlying cast.
Unchanged lateral plate and screw construct and an interfragmentary screw fixating the oblique distal fibular fracture.
Margins of the distal fibular fracture are indistinct, suggestive of early healing. No change in fracture fragment position.
Symmetric and congruent talocrural joint. Tiny joint effusion.
Mild soft tissue swelling overlying the distal fibula, as seen previously.
IMPRESSION
No adverse interval change. Early healing associated with the distal fibular fracture.
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