Can you crack your tibia?
A tibial plateau fracture refers to a break or crack in the top of the shin bone, at the knee. It involves the cartilage surface of the knee joint. This joint helps supports your body weight, and when it is fractured, it is unable to absorb shock.
Can you break your tibia and still walk?
Can you still walk with a fractured tibia? In most cases, the answer is no. Walking after a tibia fracture can make your injury worse and may cause further damage to the surrounding muscles, ligaments and skin.
How long does it take to recover from a tibial plateau fracture?
Non-displaced tibial plateau fractures take up to 3-4 months without surgery to heal. When surgery is required these cases take around 4 months to heal.
Can a broken tibia heal without surgery?
Distal tibial metaphyseal fractures usually heal well after setting them without surgery and applying a cast. However, there is a risk of full or partial early closure of the growth plate. This may lead to a growth arrest in the form of leg length discrepancy or other deformity.
How do you know if your tibia is broken?
Symptoms
- Inability to walk or bear weight on the leg.
- Deformity or instability of the leg.
- Bone “tenting” over the skin at the fracture site or bone protruding through a break in the skin.
- Occasional loss of feeling in the foot.
Can you chip your tibia bone?
In cases like these, the bone can be broken into several pieces (comminuted fracture). Sports injuries, such as a fall while skiing or a collision with another player during soccer, are lower-energy injuries that can cause tibial shaft fractures.
How painful is a tibia fracture?
A tibial shaft fracture usually causes immediate, severe pain. Other symptoms may include: Inability to walk or bear weight on the leg. Deformity or instability of the leg.
How do I know if I have chipped a bone in my leg?
there may be swelling, bruising or tenderness around the injured area. you may feel pain when you put weight on the injury, touch it, press it, or move it. the injured part may look deformed – in severe breaks, the broken bone may be poking through the skin.