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Advise on partners treatment

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debbie06423
debbie06423

My partner injured his knee playing football. He has a double fracture to the top of his tibula and has cracked his knee cap. He attended a & e and was admitted to hospital to have scan. The hospital decided after 4 days that they could not perform the surgery required and referred him to another hospital now 9 days on we are still waiting for a date for surgery. Is this delay dangerous or will it have a long term affect on his knee?

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  • AlexandriaGizmo
    AlexandriaGizmo debbie06423

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    It will depend on what they are intending to do procedure wise, whether it will become a problem or not, are they keeping him non weight bearing completely, have they said that they are going to operate or are they considering treating it conservatively
  • EileenH
    EileenH debbie06423

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    Sometimes they have to wait for the swelling to reduce before they can operate or even put on a cast - have you spoken to the orthopaedic department dealing with it? It isn't unreasonable for you to ask about what they are intending doing.

    I assume it isn't an open fracture (i.e. the skin isn't broken). If that is the case maybe the second hospital wants to try nonoperative management first - he is obviously young and fit and maybe the fracture is not displaced. Surgery is always associated with some risk of infection.

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