chiketee:
The smaller bone of the leg is called the fibula

chiketee:
Was he ever able to walk after the first surgery? Did he have a crushed limb? Was there extensive soft tissue damage, did he have any other interventions apart from medical ie did he go the traditional way

chiketee:
We have excellent orthopaedic surgeons in Nigeria so I find it hard to see the need to travel out.

chiketee:
Anyway the implant really needs to be removed

OprMgt:
Pls help

OprMgt:
Pls help an uncle.

He had broken tibia (bigger bone of d leg) wt wide space & massive wound around d lower leg for more than two years now & hv gone thru nt less than 5 major operations including skin & bone grafts.

He's bn managed under diff. doctors frm General to Private hospitals wt implant inside d leg yet nt back of feet after two years. He constantly experiences discharge on d wound due to acclaimed infections of d bone & d implant. He's often being placed on regular antibiotics to fight d infections.

Another doctor suggested lately dat d implant be removed 2 rid d infections even while wt wide space of un-joined two ends of d bones. Then a new bone graft may be necessary wt d need 4 backslap 2 temporarily hold d leg on doutside. Also possibility of plastic surgery on d un-healed wounds. And a few other things.

Having spent much on diff. phases of surgery as initially being suggested yet no major improvement, he's deeming it fit 2 probably seek better medical attention outside Nigeria where they may hv better facility & more knowledgeable professionals.

Pls does anyone know which country is very good at dis & probably where visa may nt pose additional challenge?

PLS URGENT. Thnks in adv.

successking401:
what if i suggest a local place i mean a very local traditional place but the bottom line is that ur uncle or whoever will Certainly walk.let me leave it here. the ball is in ur court

OprMgt:

Thnks sir 4 ur concern.

Do local bone houses fill a gap estimated abt 4-6cm? And hw abt d treatment of infections?

OprMgt:
More info pls.