I fell about 6 or 7 stories. Went and landed feet first, which is probably why I can still walk fine. (stiffness occasionally in cold weather) I have rods in the full length of both my thieghs, and I was wondering if there is some truth to the saying that once you have rods placed in your legs, your legs CANT rebreak. Of course I know if I fell again, I'd be really messed up.........But is it true that the area of the bone where the rod is placed cannot be rebroken??
2006-11-30 21:45:13 · 4 answers · asked by malindaharvey1 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
I have rods in my back and I have a degree in orthopedics so I'll try to answerer this from both perspectives.
As a person with rods in bone I do worry that my back will break. The engineering reason behind this is that metal is much better at withstanding forces than bone. Therefore if you are in a situation where there is a TON of force on the bone/metal area then the bone will break.
To directly answer your question, having rods in your legs does NOT mean they won't break but it does mean that the rods will probably not bend even if the bone around them shatters so in that sense the area will not break but really its just the rods that will not break.
Hope that helps!
2006-12-01 03:59:42 · answer #1 · answered by Answers4u 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bone surrounding the rod may still be cracked or chipped off if the impact is strong enough.
My neighbor had his hip replaced and a partial rod placed in his leg and he was just standing there one day and the bone surrounding the rod broke or chipped. He did not have any bone surround the majority of the rod itself as this had been cut away during the replacement surgery. He is in his 70s though.
I wouldnt suggest falling 6 stories no matter what. You could land butter side down next time.
2006-11-30 22:27:35 · answer #2 · answered by Squeegee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not true at all. Don't know who gave you that idea. Once your bones have healed fully, you need to have those rods taken out since these are in the lower extremities. If you don't, it's either the metal breaks or your bone breaks again. This has been proved biomechanically. Ask your orthopedist.
2006-12-03 01:29:21 · answer #3 · answered by Rene B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a plate in my left leg. after this kind of injury u must have to take precautions becoz now u r on supportive system. now ur leg repair like a wooden pole bar which break in middle and u joint that with fevicol and an addition piece stick from side.
2006-11-30 22:33:45 · answer #4 · answered by Sonu Raja 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋