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Will The Broken Upper Fibula Heal Completely?
Please help! i fractured/broke my upper fibula about 6 weeks ago. I thought id be good to go by today but the bone is still healing. The bone though, isn t aligned. It just doesn t look right to me. The doctor says because it s not a weight bearing bone its ok and it will fill in. I need to be back for football and i really would like a 2nd opinion, I wanna make sure it ll heal right. HELP! thank you
Sat, 17 Oct 2015
hi
As your doctor suggests, yes, upper fibula doesn't take part in weight bearing.It will heal in another 3-4 weeks with complete immobilization of leg.Then you will undergo physiotherapy for few days and shall be back to normal activity and back to football game.
best wishes
As your doctor suggests, yes, upper fibula doesn't take part in weight bearing.It will heal in another 3-4 weeks with complete immobilization of leg.Then you will undergo physiotherapy for few days and shall be back to normal activity and back to football game.
best wishes
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