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Removing external fixator

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Posted on Aug 15, 2020, 5:35 pm
#1

How many days do you need to walk normaly after you remove external fixator( ilizarov)?

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Posted on Aug 15, 2020, 6:35 pm
#2

Just removing the fixator isn't a big surgery.  If you're doing pure externals and walking almost normally with the fixator on, then it should be an outpatient procedure that you can walk out from.

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Posted on Aug 16, 2020, 4:48 pm
#3

thought u said u were crippled???

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