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Wow!! Is that just a bandage???? No plaster cast?
It's a very slender plaster cast then.It's a plaster thigh cast which will completely immobilise the leg and allow it to swell but allow no movement of the knee at all, he will prob have that on for a month then it will be changed for a fibre one. I did a double fib/Tib spiral, when I was 15, 2 1/2 months in a thigh cast then 2 with a bellow knee cast. The state of my knee when the thigh cast was removed was shocking, not being able to move it is seriously debilitating, loads of physio to get it sorted. Bryan should with a bit of luck make the World Cup, best of luck to him.
It's a very slender plaster cast then.
As I remember it was quite thin to allow swelling, it's not as strong as the fibre one that will be fitted latter, he's not going to be moving much for the first month due to the pain so it doesn't need to be.
Sitting on the lav's not easy with one of those on, kind of tricky with one leg stuck out in front of you, showering with a bin bag taped on you leg is also an event but I'm sure Bryan will be requesting a few bed baths from Mrs Oviedo
I broke my Fibia in 3 places, Tibia in 1 and shattered my ankle joint the week before Bryan did this, gutted for the lad.
When I first heard I was worried he was gonna have to put on an Ilizarov frame, but if he's got away with having a rod he's pretty lucky. Will be back quicker.
Thats what I thought, a rod would speed up the rehab, the rod will take some of the load so he may well be walking on it very soon. does the rod stay in?
Thats what I thought, a rod would speed up the rehab, the rod will take some of the load so he may well be walking on it very soon. does the rod stay in?