Tibial Plateau Fracture Recovery
I had surgery on my broken tibial plateau in early March (I'm 24 years old) while bike riding. The displaced fracture required a plate and 5 screws. I also had a meniscus tear.
It's been just over 2 months since surgery. I've been doing lots of PT for the past 8 weeks and just recently got the clear from the surgeon to start bearing weight! My extension is good (nearly 100%) but I'm still not able to flex (bend) my leg all the way. I'm currently able to walk with a limp a bit around my apartment (about 25% of the day) without much pain, however pain begins to build up around the knee after a day of walking around a bit. I'll be able to increase my weight-bearing time week-by-week, reaching 100% in about 3 weeks. I just wanted to get some input on how much more recovery time I should expect to face. I've done lots of research and have gotten lots of different stories on recovery. Will I not be able to run for a whole year? Any thoughts would help. Thanks!
Tibial Plateau Fracture Recovery
Good to see you are recovering. It still looks like a nasty fracture.
I am working in physical therapy with a lady who fractured her tibial plateau and she is beginning to walk without an assistive device after a few weeks of seeing her.
Its a long process to returning to prior level of function...all due to that whole part about being unable to walk for awhile.