That is exactly what I thought when I read the suggestion of BKA!I am a nurse, but more importantly, a patient considering the fusion. I fell from a roof in 1982 and suffered several broken bones in foot, ankle and toes. I was non weight bearing for 7 months, then walker and cane. Months of PT and two years fusion in three places. If my dr would have suggested BKA after the fall, I would have balked. A BKA IA nor performed for pain control, but for circulation issues.
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That is exactly what I thought when I read the suggestion of BKA!I am a nurse, but more importantly, a patient considering the fusion. I fell from a roof in 1982 and suffered several broken bones in foot, ankle and toes. I was non weight bearing for 7 months, then walker and cane. Months of PT and two years fusion in three places. If my dr would have suggested BKA after the fall, I would have balked. A BKA IA nor performed for pain control, but for circulation issues.
July 15, 2015 - 1:16pmThis Comment
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