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spiral fracture of tibia Anyone know about this?

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yamamoto · 01/06/2004 22:03

dd has just had here 7 day xray. The bone ends are further out of line than before. After 'consulting' the (very) junior registar said it should be left. Under questioning he said if this was a new fracture they would manipulate before casting. We are due to see them again in 7 days.
Is this the right analysis..? Impossible to answer I know but does anyone know about this?

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helenmc · 02/06/2004 18:21

You could go and ask your GP if you're worried yamamoto. Even if they don't do anything now, they can still reset it later. My dd broke her elbow when she was 5, and they did a bit of manipulation under a general before they potted it. It wasn't perfect, and thought they might have to have another go a week later, but they didn't. Th consultant warned me she could be slightly disfigured. He happened to be the dad of the new girl in dd's class, and he told me they could reset/repair when she was a lot older about 18, if it was 'bad enough'. And it was quite funny, cos every time he saw us like at Sports Day he would have another check on her progress. And 2 years on, you really can't see any difference, and I have to think about which arm she hurt.

helenmc · 02/06/2004 18:21

You could go and ask your GP if you're worried yamamoto. Even if they don't do anything now, they can still reset it later. My dd broke her elbow when she was 5, and they did a bit of manipulation under a general before they potted it. It wasn't perfect, and thought they might have to have another go a week later, but they didn't. Th consultant warned me she could be slightly disfigured. He happened to be the dad of the new girl in dd's class, and he told me they could reset/repair when she was a lot older about 18, if it was 'bad enough'. And it was quite funny, cos every time he saw us like at Sports Day he would have another check on her progress. And 2 years on, you really can't see any difference, and I have to think about which arm she hurt.

helenmc · 02/06/2004 18:22

whoops got carried away there !

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yamamoto · 05/06/2004 19:08

Thanks, GP very helpful, another xray on Monday so fingers crossed...

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helenmc · 06/06/2004 18:19

don't forget to let's us know how you get on tomorrow.

Tissy · 06/06/2004 19:50

yamamoto, how old is your dd? Children's bones often do not need to be manipulated, as they remodel very quickly after healing. The younger the child, the quicker the remodelling.

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yamamoto · 07/06/2004 20:50

Hi
thanks. dd 6yo and the xrays shows a gap but good alignment. Saw consultant this time which is so much more reassuring, anyway plaster off in only 4 weeks. Unfotunatley ended up in casualty with other dd for gash below eye...

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