Tibial Plateau Fracture 1yr ago
Hello,
I had a Tibial Plateau Fracture last ski season (Christmas Day). I had no idea it would take so long to recover. I still am not back to normal activity. My fracture was right medial and I have a plate and 6 screws. I was non weight bearing for 3 months and gradually started bearing weight after that. BTW- at the time my daughter had just turned 1yrs old.
Anyways, I randomly decided a couple days ago I want to take out the hardware. I still have a fair amount of discomfort and in reading some posts it seems like it can make a difference. I am having it done on Mon. I hope it is the right decision. It hasn't been quite a year but close enough. I am hoping I will be able to ski at least late season:) I also figure if I am going to be active it might be a good thing not to have the hardware so that if I do injure myself they can do an MRI. I understand the metal can make it hard to diagnose.
Any reassurance on this decision or thoughts otherwise would be greatly appreciated:)
Nicole
Broken tibial plateau Jan 7, 2011
Just found site, awesome! answering a lot of my questions, broke TP Jan 7, 2011 - skiing. Had surgery 4 days after. Now starting 10th week Still no weight, on crutches, pain not too bad have good range of movement in PT three days a week, hoping for weight bearing next doc appointment this week. I really can't believe all the people considering skiing after this injury, I would never consider doing anything to do this again. My injury was from a very mild ski fall it didn't take much.