Lower leg fracture
Diagnosis certain
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- updated 15 Nov 2023:
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2020-12-28 the patient was admitted due to a crushing injury of the left lower leg.
X-ray showed a comminuted displaced fracture of the LT tibia and a transverse fracture of the LT fibula left leg. Immobilisation + Splint applied, diclofenac sod IM given, then referred to HMC.
ORIF was done in HMC by the intramedullary rod of the tibial fracture
The patient came for implant removal from the left leg on 2024-01-8. A control X-ray was done and showed a left tibia & fibula old healed fracture with an intramedullary rod of the tibial fracture in situ with good alignment.
-<p>2020-12-28 the patient was admitted due to a crushing injury of the left lower leg.</p><p>X-ray showed a comminuted displaced fracture of the LT tibia and a transverse fracture of the LT fibula left leg. Immobilisation + Splint applied, diclofenac sod IM given, then referred to HMC.</p><p>ORIF was done in HMC by the intramedullary rod of the tibial fracture</p><p>The patient came for implant removal from the left leg on 2024-01-8. A control X-ray was done and showed a left tibia & fibula old healed fracture with an intramedullary rod of the tibial fracture in situ with good alignment.</p>- +<p>2020-12-28 the patient was admitted due to a crushing injury of the left lower leg.</p><p>X-ray showed a comminuted displaced fracture of the LT tibia and a transverse fracture of the LT fibula. Immobilisation + Splint applied, diclofenac sod IM given, then referred to HMC.</p><p><a href="/articles/open-reduction-internal-fixation" title="ORIF (orthopaedic surgery)">ORIF</a> was done in HMC by the intramedullary rod of the tibial fracture</p><p>The patient came for implant removal from the left leg on 2024-01-8. A control X-ray was done and showed a left tibia & fibula old healed fracture with an intramedullary rod of the tibial fracture in situ with good alignment.</p>