Welcome to the TPF Home Page.
This page has many useful sections with information, and fellow Tibial Plateau Fracture sufferer stories.
If you’ve recently suffered a Tibial plateau Fracture this is the place for you. This site was created after having myself gone through the recovery process of Tibial Plateau Fractures, and this site aims to contain information you need and want to know during Recovery. You can visit the forum to chat and share your story with others. Or, start reading in the Recovery Section Above. In the different pages you will find a lot of helpful information for your recovery period including medical information, first hand accounts of personal recovery stories as well as many useful tips & tricks. It’s Important to understand that this info is based on personal experience and research but that I am not a medical professional. This site is not intended to provide personal health advice. Your doctor is the professional source of information and if any advice your doctor gives you contradicts something written in this site- stick with your doctors opinion.
If you’re asking yourself how long your recovery is going to take, or what to expect, check out the recovery section. If you’re looking for some helpful tips and tricks from people who’ve been there – have a look at tips & tricks. We also have a Forum with recovery stories of different people Containing many inspiring stories and a place to ask fellow visitors questions.
If you’re looking for a community of people who have been through the same also check out the forum, or if you are looking for more information and references, those can be found in “further reading” which contains links to other websites and pages.
This page currently contains mostly information regarding recovery and recuperation after a surgery or non-surgical treatment. If you are still in the hospital and want to know more about your injury this is also the place for you. In future I might add some useful information for your stay in the hospital.
Hope you feel at Home, and feel free to contact about anything at all at [email protected]
Note: This site is currently in building and so some sections might not yet be complete
Shlomi,
September 10th, 2013
*Note: this website is not intended to provide medical advice. Your doctor is a much better source for medical advice. This information is based on firsh-hand personal experience and research*
Glad i found this site here.
I fractured my tibial and damaged my meniscus just before christmas last year.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f3fiwh6jf2j4fx2/EXP0363.jpg?dl=0
It was a 6 centimeter fracture and non displaced and i am still having great difficulty keeping it steady to this day.
I cant walk along the beach sand.
There is something about sand that makes my knee very unsteady. I Hope it heals completely soon and i wish you all well in your recovery too.
I’m at the end of 8 weeks from surgery on my tibia plateau fracture. I have didn’t the last month in a short term rehab and taking pain pills maybe once every day and half. I’m having insomnia and when I get up to go to the bathroom or any length of time all of the blood rushes to my foot. It feels heavy and prickly so doing my minimal pt exercises are uncomfortable. I feel very anxious and restless. Even if I sleep it’s not good sleep. HELP
To Holly: If you have a surgeon that you do not feel comfortable asking these questions TO:
WHY would you allow s/he to cut into your leg?
You pay (through the INSURANCE Companies we PAY for) GOOD money to doctors/RN’s/LPN’s/Surgeons/Radiologists.
I understand how MY OWN voice got exceptionally weaker when I was “down (non-ambulatory, which affects/effects brain chemistry=depression to varying degrees) and out” in a wheelchair, in pain, and having to rely on someone else to literally lift/pull me up & onto/off of the toilet seat.
I now have a Revised Level of the term: “Dignity.”
Use your pain.
If your Doc does NOT answer your most intricate/intimate questions: Call the hospital, get the answers.
I work for a major NY Hospital.
The WORRY CONSTANTLY about their “Medical Review Boards & Press Ganey Surveys (sp).”
Be your own voice. Be your own body. You DESERVE the Blessing.
RevRob
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I had a left tibea plateau brake about 6 weeks ago had surgery 4 weeks ago. Surgery was very painful afterwards but I start pt 2 weeks after and pain and swelling subsided quite a bit. The worst part for me is not being able to walk on it. With the movement and exercise comes some pain but in the long run it will help you to get more comfortable. At this point bending is easier then straightening. My bending is at 70 degrees after 4 weeks and my straightening is at 6 degrees . I have done lots of muscle contractions , leg lifting, rotating ankle, and stretching out my calf by pulling my foot. Its seems crazy to some but like the saying goes no pain no gain. Don’t push to hard but don’t sit and feel sorry for yourself the more you exercise the better you get . I have a while before doc will let me walk but when he does I want my muscles to be ready.
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Hello! I have a question for any runners that have suffered a tibial plateau feature. I had a plate and five screws placed in my tibia in 2005 after a horseback riding accident. I haven’t had the hardware removed, but have successfully run a couple half marathons with little issue to my knee. I am now desiring to run a full marathon. So my question is, has anyone run a marathon with hardware!? Are there any risks? I’m a little concerned I’ll do damage.
Thanks!!!
Ice is your new best friend! And take your meds! I tried to “be strong” and just resulted in feeling horrible!! I made my own ice packs which work fabulously! Doubled Ziplock baggies with 2 cups rubbing alcohol and one cup water! Slushy ice that lasts for 20 minutes! Be sure to have a towel between the skin and ice! These have been my life saver. I’m approaching the third month after surgery and the ice packs have held up! Now is the time to read some great books, Andy Andrews is a great motivational choice! Recovery is slow but steady- keep your chin up!!
It seems that not much has changed. I had a severe tibial fracture about 5 years ago and I couldn’t get or find the answers I needed and here it is 5 years later and people are still searching for the same information. It seems odd that the medical industry isn’t providing these answers (after all they know about what they are treating , right.). My advise keep asking people that have had similar injuries and with the luck of a good therapist and your determination you will have a good outcome. Maybe in time the medical industry can provide pamphlets to provide individuals with answers to what should help and guide them through the process, aid them and answer some of the most common questions and expectations they will go through in their time of need and distress. You sound like you are going down the right path. Godspeed from one confused soul to another.
I was in a motorcycle wreck on May3rd and surgery followed on May 9th. I am curious to know if anyone still continues to have serious pain after their TPF surgery? I had one plate, 11 screws and a chunk of donor bone and it still feels like I broke it yesterday. I was told swelling can last up to 8 months but every time I stand up and walk around for a bit I could swear I was repeatedly beaten with a baseball bat. Morning, noon and night is nothing but pain. Just last week I threw a case of stuff on my shoulder at work that weighed about 40lbs and hobbled on my cane halfway to his car (about 30 feet, one way) and my leg swelled up twice as large as the other and wouldn’t stop hurting for anything, not that it ever does stop hurting. It was almost like the pain I had when I had to change the bandages the first time (3days) after my surgery, or when they was moving me around onto a flatboard after my wreck. I was on a roller coaster of intense pain for nearly a couple hours. It took everything I had to keep all my co workers from come running in there thinking I was being murdered. So back to the original question, how long does this pain last?
Hi.
I, took, crashed my motorcycle in May (two surgeries, 2 plates, 14 screws). I am still NWB. I continue to have lots of aches and pains when I do my ROM exercises, and as I posted earlier, this places where the ex-fix was drilled into me give me some deep bone pain.
That being said, it sounds like you are in some considerable pain that does not seem right after this long. Even if a doc somewhere tells you that this level of pain IS normal, it is interfering in your daily life. I would suggest that is enough to make an appointment with your ortho doctor and seriously look into this. Again, it would seem to me that this level of pain is not right, and no one needs to suffer like this.
Thank you Lisa. I have a doctors appointment set up for the 21st. I will try and come back and let everyone know what may be going on. I surely dont want to be scaring anyone unfortunate enough to be joining TPF club community.
Okay, so I visited the doctor and it is just really bad shin splints. So to anyone that has the same issue and the ER does not find anything, it may be that you are not realizing your pushing to hard and its shin splints. It can be mild to severe pain that is along the shin bone. For me it was like someone sawing off my leg while awake. So yes, it can be extremely painful. Prop up your leg, use ice and move around less. Try to stay off of it for a day. Ice ice ice. A cryo unit has been my best friend. So much better that a bag of ice. I gotmy unit from the OS. So you may have to pay out for it but worth every penny if you can get one.
Does no one monitor this site to stop the posts like the ones above?
I thought this was a site to get info and support about tpfs, not a clearinghouse for metal detectors and “farmer heroes saga”…whatever that is.
Comments are monitored regularly. I can’t get them all as soon as they appear. Hopefully most people can still meaningful information and read through some spammers trying to abuse the site for their own profit. If you think you see something I missed, please let me know (Via Email is good) and I will happily remove it.
Thanks, Shlomi!