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How Long Does Recovery Take After Osteotomy And TA Lengthening Surgery?
Question: Hi,
I have knock knee in both the legs and I cannot perform squats because the TA length is short. I limp because of these two problems. I am planning to go for osteotomy and TA lengthening surgery in October. My Dr suggested me to go for supracondylar corrective osteotomy and TA Lengthening surgery. I have few concerns related to this.
1. what will be the maximum recovery time after both the surgeries.
2. How long will it take for me to return to normal activities like sports, gym etc.
3. whatever the chances of success of this surgery?
My age is 24
height 5.7
weight 67
please find the attached pics for your reference.
I have knock knee in both the legs and I cannot perform squats because the TA length is short. I limp because of these two problems. I am planning to go for osteotomy and TA lengthening surgery in October. My Dr suggested me to go for supracondylar corrective osteotomy and TA Lengthening surgery. I have few concerns related to this.
1. what will be the maximum recovery time after both the surgeries.
2. How long will it take for me to return to normal activities like sports, gym etc.
3. whatever the chances of success of this surgery?
My age is 24
height 5.7
weight 67
please find the attached pics for your reference.
Brief Answer:
Go for surgery.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
I have gone through your query in detail,
1.recovery time is aprox.6-8 wks.
2.It will take 4 month for sports and gym.
3.Chances of success are more than 90%.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Go for surgery.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
I have gone through your query in detail,
1.recovery time is aprox.6-8 wks.
2.It will take 4 month for sports and gym.
3.Chances of success are more than 90%.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
hi
thanks for the quick response.
There is a Dr named as Dr j Maheshwari. He perform key hole surgery to correct knock knee so that there is no scar of surgery on legs. Instead of cutting the bone and join it back using plate and screws, he break the bone correct the deformity and join the bone by plastering it. He has u uploaded one video on YouTube for the same procedure. you can check that video for your reference.
So my question is whether such surgery is safe?
and how long does a broken leg with plaster take to heal ?
thanks for the quick response.
There is a Dr named as Dr j Maheshwari. He perform key hole surgery to correct knock knee so that there is no scar of surgery on legs. Instead of cutting the bone and join it back using plate and screws, he break the bone correct the deformity and join the bone by plastering it. He has u uploaded one video on YouTube for the same procedure. you can check that video for your reference.
So my question is whether such surgery is safe?
and how long does a broken leg with plaster take to heal ?
Brief Answer:
Can take 8-10 weeks to heal.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
By plastering the bone will take 8 to 10 weeks to heal you can resume the sports in 4-6 months. The surgery is safe and gives good results. No need to worry.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Can take 8-10 weeks to heal.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
By plastering the bone will take 8 to 10 weeks to heal you can resume the sports in 4-6 months. The surgery is safe and gives good results. No need to worry.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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