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> "Shaun Rimmer" <
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> > Penny S. <
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> > > Shaun Rimmer wrote:
> > > >> A different ( better ) splint for another 5 weeks, then we'll see. Maybe pinning after that
> > > >> but I got to hear about all the risks involved with that.
> > > >
> > > > What wewre the risks discussed Penny?
> > >
> > > bone infection. He's never had any but has treated "some". 6 weeks
of
> > > pump/IV antibiotics if you get a bone infection. So we're going to
wait
> > on
> > > the pin.
> >
> > Yes, bone infections are dangerous. I have a hollow Ti rod from hip to
> knee,
> > right down the centre of my left femur. They had to cut my leg open to
the
> > (crushed in the middle) bone right down the outside of the thigh muscle
to
> > get the smashed bone pieces out, and to align the bone before pinning.
All
> > this exposed it to risk of infection, however, I didn't get any.
> >
> > When they pinned my thumb (scaphoid joint) again I was at risk, but massively less so, and again
> > - no problems for me.
> >
> > In either case though, not procedures I'd have undergone unless
absolutely
> > needed, so I agree with your caution here. Hope you don't end up needing
> the
> > pin.
> >
> > Take care,
> >
> > Shaun aRe
>
> I can relate. I shattered my elbow and had 8 pieces of hardware of various shapes in my arm
> for a year.
Ouch!
> They pumped me full of iv antibiotics when they went in (which was just after a dirty open
> fracture) and when they came out to
ward
> off a bone infection.
Yup, same here/
> They said if I did end up with one the best bet would be to remove the arm and hope it hadn't
> spread. Glad it never came to
that!
Gulp!
> It was my favorite arm too!
Heheheheh, I won't ask why, Matt ',;~}
> Matt (now I have a good weather detector!)
Lightning conductor too I guess.....
Shaun aRe
). I had a similar thing on my left femur and was left
