- He can take out the two pins where the current infection is and put 2 new pins in above the current 2 pins. The fixator would be a little shorter than it is now.
- He can completely take off the fixator and put on a full leg cast (top of thigh down to her toes). It would most likely be on for 4 weeks while her bone continues to consolidate.
Dr. Scott explained we would continue to take an antibiotic (We are going to try Keflex as of today), put the cast on even if the infection is still there and it will clear up once the pins are removed. He can make a window in the cast to check on it if need be.
He did confirm if the antibiotic isn't working at all she would develop a fever. She has NOT.
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| Current status- 8 days after we noticed the infection Pen marks indicate where it was a couple of days ago |
Either procedure we pick will be done on October 4 and takes less than an hour.
New pins: pro: keep range of motion/ Con: risk of another infection, complication with antibiotics and end up in a cast anyway. (Mary really doesn't want 2 new pins power drilled into her bone.)
Cast: pro: removes risk of infection complications/ cons: lose range of motion
We are leaning toward the cast. If we didn't have possible complications with infections I would actually choose a fixator over a cast but it's not worth it.
Dr. Scott explained that if a bone gets infected it takes a long time for it to recover.
I learned Mary does not have an ACL. It typically doesn't grow with this condition. Never knew...
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| Close up of bone growth |
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| Close up of pins where infection is |
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| front view |
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| side view |
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