What Do These X-ray Reports Indicate?

Posted on Fri, 18 Nov 2016

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Question : Good day Dr Spaho

Patient XXXX was involved in a recent accident 17 Nov, 2016 at 03:15. X-Rays were taken at Banglamung Hospital, and have been made available at:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B90glucIcidFUHhxLTFkemNFVW8?usp=sharing, more specifically, DICOM set in folder 0000-0340.

What is your interpretation on injuries, specifically with respect to left fibula in 0000-0320.png in the 0000-0340 folder?

What advice and you offer and would the typical treatment and time be for correct recovery following this injury?

XXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (5 days later)

Brief Answer:
Fibular fracture to be treated conservatively, consider tibia as well.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome back XXXX.

Sorry for the delay, I wasn't able to respond you before because of technical issues.

I examined the x-rays you uploaded and my opinion is that there is a fracture of fibular bone that needs to be treated conservatively ( immobilization with gypsum cast ) for three to four weeks.

But, there is necessary also for a reevaluation of the tibial plateau about a possible fracture with new x-rays of this region.

In case of tibial plateau fracture confirmation, surgery may be necessary.

Discuss with your Orthopedic Surgeon about these issues.

Hope I helped you.

Kind regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad