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Running with Pins in leg?

Odysseus · 2006-06-06 00:08:58

Just wondering what type of damage could occur [if any] in a person engaged in an impact sport like long distance running if they had a procedure following a compound fracture. I think they generally insert pins or what may be called a nail in to the tiba [spelling]. You know the type I mean, it may [or not] be fixed with…

06-06-2006 12:08am

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Just wondering what type of damage could occur [if any] in a person engaged in an impact sport like long distance running if they had a procedure following a compound fracture. I think they generally insert pins or what may be called a nail in to the tiba [spelling]. You know the type I mean, it may [or not] be fixed with some screws at the knee and the ankle. Just a general question

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#2 06-06-2006 6:45pm

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sometimes they leave the locking screws insitu-these often break with prolonged pressure but rarely cause problems-( until you try to remove them) you should be discussing this with your orthopaedic surgeon- especially seeing as your fracture was compound- he may decide to remove the locking screws.

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#3 06-06-2006 7:33pm

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This is something which should be discussed with an orthopaedic surgeon who can comment specifically on your case, there are a great number of different fractures and means of correcting them.

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