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| X-ray from August 13, 2019 |
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| X-ray from July 22, 2019 |
The bone on the left side away from the surgery site continues to consolidate very well and now you can see the consolidation barely coming in on the right side. The x-ray on the right is from 3 weeks ago.
Mary is still using one crutch and her doctor thinks she will continue with one crutch until October (4 months after surgery).
There are some changes though. Mary no longer needs a shower chair and for short times at home goes without her crutch. Her doctor said to try for short periods at home. She can't do it at school because she would get too tired and you don't want to get into the habit of walking and leaning.
We took a fun picture using the blocks they use for x-rays that show what Mary has achieved.
External Fixator at age 9 = 6.6 cm represented by blocks on left
Internal PRECISE Nail Lengthening at age 16 = 3.4 cm. represented by block on the right
For a total of 10cm. combined.
