Rehabilitation (after surgery or trauma)

The main goal of surgery for a fracture is to straighten and heal the broken bone. Surgery is usually done with the aid of implants such as, screws plates, wires and pins to fix the fracture again. Surgery reduces the risk of deformities and complications, allowing you to heal faster. The torn muscles can also be healed with a cast and a lot of rest.

After-treatment

After the surgery, your trauma surgeon will determine whether the leg can be directly loaded again. If this is not the case, you are usually allowed to load your leg again after 6 to a maximum of 12 weeks. This depends on the type of fracture and what was used to fix the fracture. You are usually allowed to practice walking with crutches if you are not allowed to load the leg immediately.

Rehabilitation after surgery

Even if you are allowed to load the leg immediately, it may take some time before it goes well. Patients often need crutches at the beginning. It takes about 3 to 6 months, or even longer, before it can move normally and pain-free again. Patients regularly suffer from complaints to the knee and hip due to a different walking and loading pattern. For this reason, a follow-up treatment with a physiotherapist is often required. We, at Podobrace offer you a wide range of products that help you rehabilitate. For example, the LP Support Thigh Support helps with support, pressure distribution and rehabilitation after a fracture. Another alternative is the McDavid Neoprene Short, which even professional footballers and athletes use.