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Fracture braces
80 yrs old women wearing braces for L1 fracture , are we supposed to wear it all throughout the night too , or we must remove , or is it allowed to remove at night or mandatory to wear at night as well
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Braces are the external support for internal weakness.
Duration of use will depend on the union status of the fracture.
Kindly follow the advice of the doctor who is supervising the treatment
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Dr. Rajinder K Sharma
Orthopedist
43 yrs exp
Chandigarh
Use when off bed walking siting standing and remove when lying on bed Consult me search browse on goggle practo website Dr Rajinder sharma senior Orthopaedic neurospine joint Replace surgeon ,42 years expertise chandigarh health Department Govt Multispeciality Hospital retired Chandigarh(U.T)
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Dr. Parteek Bansal
Orthopedic surgeon
8 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Continue with braces during daytime only.
Also make sure to have regular followup with x rays and if she she starting to feel sudden numbness in her legs then consult your doctor immediately
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Dr. Ravikumar Chandulal Makadia
Orthopedic surgeon
6 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
At night you can remove if patient is uncomfortable in sleeping.. but during day time, she should use it
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Dr. Pranav Shejul
Orthopedic surgeon
12 yrs exp
Pune
Wear only when the patient is sitting or walking with support..It helps offload the stress across the fracture when patient is sitting or standing..
When the patient is lying in bed at rest there are no stress across the fracture site and hence no need for the brace..
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Keep following up with your surgeon and repeat x ray at 4 weeks to know about healing
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