broken tibia and fibula

[colby95]

I broke my tibia and fibula on oct 10th/2010, and had surgery, and plates and screws put in on both bones. It is now january 6th/2011. Im still not walking, or putting any pressure on it, and the doctor said that it is healing very slowly.. when i take off my boot brace, my foot is very crooked when it is flat on the ground. the doctor doesnt seem to know what is wrong. he said that the ex-ray looks straight, and everything looks good. it looks like my foot is just flopping over to the side.. i am concered that this will always be like this.. does anyone know if this is normal? please get back. thanks

[sugarpopamy]

  The same thing happened to me. Tib and fib fully broken.surgery with plates and screws. Wouldn't heal, got infected, had reconstructions surgery on it. Its been 10 1/2 months ccan not walk on it at ALL without boat.its stuck in a strange downward position which I have know found of is called frozen ankle and it takes 1 to 3 yrs. Of physical. Therapy to get your foot back to normal. We are looking at a pure nitghmare ahead of us.I hope this gets to you cuz I know it been awhile.

[Dr Vinod]

Hello!

After a proper successful orthopaedic surgery with plates and screws, boot brace and rest; complete healing will take place in 16-20 weeks for tibia and fibula fractures.

Age is a factor and the amount of physical activity you do is the second factor. Proper blood circulation if restored after the injury your healing will be faster.

In younger individuals the healing is good and fast.

I would suggest you to have patience and seek a second opinion.

Take care!