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Fibula broken after accident
My Father got accident and broke his left leg fibula below ankle. initially doctor put rod above the leg to sterialize bone and after 3 weeks had another surgery to put plates inside. How long will it take to heal to get back to normal walking. His age is 65
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Dr. K Shanmuganandan
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34 yrs exp
Chennai
Please do check b x ray after period of immobilization aNd decide on weight bearing
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