Doctor Appointment 1 Year after Getting Fixator On

We saw Dr. Scott today. He said her walking is the best he has ever seen her and I would agree.

We had two comments/questions:

• Whenever something bugs her it is actually the top of her foot.
• Her knee appears to be valgus (outward angulation)to me and the PT. Dr. Scott checked it out and just wants to watch it for now. He said it's an "easy" fix if we need to do something but he wants to just watch it for awhile. My take is he wants her to enjoy the summer.

I don't know for sure but I believe he would do an eight plate procedure that I have heard about. Per my quick internet search it is a 1 hour outpatient procedure that has a 2-4 week recovery and doesn't require PT. The patient is weight bearing immediately after the procedure. I have heard good things about the process so maybe it is "easy" as he says.

We will see him in 2 months. At that point we will get a standing x-ray and start looking for alignment.

Ironically, at lunch today her knee was bugging her so she had to stop playing basketball with her friend. Maybe it was because they were poking at her knee at the office visit. I am still getting used to the idea that the leg lengthening was not a final fix but this process is a life long journey.