sunnyday Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 So..........one of my lovely boys suffered a fractured leg a few weeks back - cast on - now removed (2 weeks ago) My question is - should his leg be returned to 'normal' or would you expect to see him 'dragging' it and his foot to be 'turned out'? Is this just muscles that need to start to work again? I was really quite concerned when I saw him this morning - didn't want to say too much as it was granny dropping him off - will see mum on Friday........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 might be just muscular (you will notice a difference in the size of thigh muscles) is he going to have any physio? otherwise just keep an eye....it should improve quite quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Thank you finleysmaid - I had thought that I would ask mum about physio on Friday....... I'm probably worrying about nothing but I was a bit shocked this morning - granny said and I quote "he's dragging it a bit but we think he's just milking it" :blink: his little foot is really 'turned out' and I don't think that he would remember to 'milk it'........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 oh i wouldn't be too sure about that...i used to work with a childrens gym, had a child who hurt her foot and carried on as if it was hurt for 6 weeks after it was mended! we kept getting it checked out but she was fine...just scared it would hurt if she used it properly! :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 OK! :1b Isn't funny how differently people react........I kept thinking - "I'd be having forty fits if this was one of my grandchildren"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Bless him, maybe he is going for the sympathy for a bit longer. One of our little girls was dropped off a few weeks ago on the Monday morning, mum said she had been complaining of a poorly leg all weekend and had been using a cushion on the floor to get around on, she was going to take her to the doctors later that morning. As soon as she saw her friends, after mum put her down she shot off to play as if nothing had ever happened, when mum came back for her an hour later for the doctors appointment she was shocked to hear that she hadn't mentioned the "leg thing" in all that time - there wasn't anything wrong with her leg at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Well I never! :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I'm pleased to hear that it wasn't you with the fractured leg! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Oh thank you! :1b Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 Just a quick update - his leg is sooooooo much better - phew! :1b Thanks to all for your help! :1b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mps09 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Thank you finleysmaid - I had thought that I would ask mum about physio on Friday....... I'm probably worrying about nothing but I was a bit shocked this morning - granny said and I quote "he's dragging it a bit but we think he's just milking it" :blink: his little foot is really 'turned out' and I don't think that he would remember to 'milk it'........ So..........one of my lovely boys suffered a fractured leg a few weeks back - cast on - now removed (2 weeks ago) My question is - should his leg be returned to 'normal' or would you expect to see him 'dragging' it and his foot to be 'turned out'? Is this just muscles that need to start to work again? I was really quite concerned when I saw him this morning - didn't want to say too much as it was granny dropping him off - will see mum on Friday........ It is quite normal for the foot to turn (because they get used to moving it in a cast, and then continue afterwards as if it is still on), it can take some weeks for this to correct, I seem to recall.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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