I'm new here and looking around but in a brief glance, I didn't see this as a topic. I had a bike accident on June 5 and fractured my tibia plateau. I've been total non-weight bearing since then. There are multiple small cracks in the head of the tibia along with a larger fracture. Because I was already anticipating a TKR the doctor advised against repairing the fracture with plates/pins/rods, which would mean a second surgery to remove those before a TKR at a later date (three surgeries in other words). He recommended letting the fractures heal as much as possible then proceeding with the TKR. I've been having physical therapy in an attempt to get to a 90* range of motion and weight-bearing before surgery will be scheduled. I'm currently at approximately 30* but have only been working on ROM for the past 3 weeks or so. Once I reach 45*, I think he will have me starting to put some weight on it, but I'm not sure, as it's slow going and I'm sure a lot depends on the larger fracture. The small cracks are healing nicely, but the larger fracture still has a long way to go. He is anticipating surgery sometime in November or December.
Is there anyone here who has experience with something similar? I have a feeling my recovery time will be much, much longer, and more difficult than what is considered "normal".
Is there anyone here who has experience with something similar? I have a feeling my recovery time will be much, much longer, and more difficult than what is considered "normal".