Life After Tibial Plateau Fracture at Life

Life After Tibial Plateau Fracture. When the tibial plateau is broken, the knee swells immediately, because of bleeding into the joint. Gait asymmetries have been reported by elsoe & larsen one year after the frame removal for bicondylar tibia plateau fractures , which remain three years after the initial treatment.

Interestingly ,except for when i tried ro stand, pain has not been an issue. Tibial plateau fracture recovery update: Friends, family, health, a loving spouse.

J.J. Watt diagnosed with tibial plateau fracture

All the literature surrounding tibial plateau fracture and surgery says that improvement is most noticeable in the first 12 months of rehabilitation and can continue for up to 18 months. See my posting “desperate, knee still stiff.”. Most fractures take 4 months to completely heal. I’m in a brace with elastic sock to prevent blood clotting.