Xray of Non Union of Shaft of Fibula
December 28, 2008 by Dr Arun Pal Singh
Filed under Orthopaedic Images
The xray in the image is of 47 year old man who sustained fracture of the left fibular shaft after a minor fall. The xray is showing anteroposterior view of both the sides and on left side the fibular fractures ends have not united, have become narrowed and show a gap.
The xray is after 5 years of injury and patient does not have any complaint on the affected side. he had come to OPD for knee pain in the opposite knee and was investigated because he gave a history of trauma.
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I have a non-union of the right fibula after a bone graft and 9 months.
This fracture was caused by a car accident I had a compound fracture of the tibia and the fibula.
about six years ago i jumped down off a chain link fence on to a hard surface and broke my right fibula.it came away from the ankle and broke about 3 inches up the bone well i had a plate and screws put on it but it came off and the bone is still not together after all this time my doctor said the only way to fix it is to fuse the ankle he is not going to fix the non union fracture.
Dr Arun Pal Singh Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 4:34 am
@debbie kira,
Ankle arthrodesis (Surgical fusion) is a known treatment for situations where the problem can not be salvaged otherwise.
You can discuss your case with your doctor in detail and get your apprehensions addressed.
If you are not convinced, you might want to seek a second opinion on the matter.