When you have tibia surgery using pure circular external device like TSF can you walk and weight bear 100% without walker or crutches when you are finish with lengthening?
No. You have to wait for the bones to consolidate.
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on January 16, 2022, 11:16:42 PMNo. You have to wait for the bones to consolidate.
Thanks.
I've never used crutches but in each step, don't we put at least part of the body weight on one leg and the rest on the crutch?
Or are we totally "forbidden" to touch the ground with the foot on that side also, and thus need to walk doing kind of little jumps with full support of arms and crutches exclusively?
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on January 16, 2022, 11:16:42 PMNo. You have to wait for the bones to consolidate.
Don't you start walking roughly mid-way through consolidation?
Quote from: ReadRothbard on February 02, 2022, 04:09:46 PMDon't you start walking roughly mid-way through consolidation?
You can start walking shortly after surgery. You don't have to wait until you're done turning the knobs to walk. Sorry if I misunderstood the 1st question.
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on February 02, 2022, 04:30:28 PMYou can start walking shortly after surgery. You don't have to wait until you're done turning the knobs to walk. Sorry if I misunderstood the 1st question.
That's what I thought. I was under the impression externals were fully weight-bearing immediately after surgery, and I think you start walking without support a month or two into consolidation (I could be wrong here).
Does any of you have used or know someone who used European (short, hand and arm support) or/and "American" (longer, armpit and hand support) crutches or have an idea which are more practical, confortable or saffer?
The short, hand/arm support crutches are appropriate for people with two bad legs. Armpit crutches are for people with one bad leg.
That's funny--in America, we often call those "Canadian crutches".
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