Conflicting stories about fracture

[bakerchic]

My husband had an accident almost a year ago in which he severely damaged his left knee.  He was given surgery complete with a metal plate and screws.  He has been in severe pain on one side of his leg for nearly a year since the accident.  He figured it was normal.  Two days ago he goes to a different doc because he fell in the driveway and twisted the same knee around pretty bad.  The doc does an xray and CT and tells him he has a fracture in his knee, but since he didn't do the surgery he needs to go see original doc.  Today we go to original doc and he says to us that it is not broken.  We are dumbfounded.  One doc and radiologist are saying fracture and one is not.  No other ortho doc will even look at this because they are not the ones that did this surgery.  We are just confused.  I just want to know if anyone sees a break on this CT or not.  We don't know what to do if it is broken and noone will fix it.
Thank You

[Dr Vinod]

Hello!

You do not tell the operating surgeon what the other surgeon has said. Sometimes the treating surgeon does not like the second opinion on his expertise.
Ask him to support the case based on the symptoms what your husband is facing and take the case forward if he finds any fault as the CT scan is depicting.

In the meanwhile take a report from an expert Radiologist an independent report of the X-ray and if required CT scan for confirmation. The report would be important and you can always tell the treating orthopedician based on the expert report to think what is best for the case as the orthopedician can never deny any expert Radiologist's report.

Take care!

[JMcCormack]

It's very subjective to say just "one side of the leg" a minor leg length discrepancy may have resulted from the original injury which may have created additional stresses on that "leg".  It is very important to be forthcoming and quite descriptive with your treating physician so that he or she may diagnose and treat the symptoms properly.  A confrontational attitude will only result in a shorter visit, remember they are there to help you.  

Consult with the physician that identified the fracture and get a proper referral to treat it accordingly.

Best Regards