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My boyfriend broke his leg on April 13. He s 30 years old. His leg had an open wound which was stitched closed. His doctor waited for the inflammation to go down after almost two weeks then pulled the leg to realign the bones then the leg was put on a cast. On May 5th, his x-ray showed that the tibia was aligned with 5 degrees of displacement (as per doctor s advice) but the fibula didn t appear to be aligned at all. Please help us with an advice on what to do next. Thank you very much.
Fibula is not fixed during surgery no need to align it too. It does not take part in your physical activities and it is usually not fixed in surgery. Nothing much to worry and no further treatment is required.
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Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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Hello, Fibula is not fixed during surgery no need to align it too. It does not take part in your physical activities and it is usually not fixed in surgery. Nothing much to worry and no further treatment is required. Hope I have answered your query. Take care Regards, Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician