2007-01-11 17:15:05 · 3 answers · asked by tasha m 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
what the orthopedic physician does is suture the ruptured tendon together, he may chose to do open surgery or do arhthroscopic surgery ( use scopes to operate ) , during surgery the anesthesiologist gives you an anesthetic ( spinal or epidural anesthetic ) so you won`t feel any pain... pain after surgery on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being very painful is about 4-6 even with adequate analgesics ( but 48 hours post surgery you should feel no pain anymore )... you will be on crutches for 4-6 weeks, weight bearing starts when your off crutches... strenous activity can start as earl as 20 weeks post-surgery...
P.S. im a doctor, an anesthesiologist, i work with bone doctors a lot... i hope i was of some help to you, thanks
2007-01-11 18:35:53 · answer #1 · answered by Clive Roland 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a posterior tibula tendon repaired by surgery and it took about 8 painfull weeks to fully recover. 6 of which were in a full cast.
2007-01-11 17:42:29 · answer #2 · answered by GI 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the operation, it can take in to 2 hours relying on how undesirable the rupture is. We were in a case for 2.5 hours because we had to drag the tendon faraway from the muscle with a view to fix it. so a ways as finished fix afterwards, you're unable to stroll till you 6-8 week keep on with-up visit. This of direction relies upon on your healing time. With our circumstances, a splint is utilized for one week, then a solid for one week, then a "CAM-walker" boot is used till you're 8 weeks placed up-OP. wish this allows.
2016-10-30 21:35:00 · answer #3 · answered by barn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋