If the sternal fracture is not accompanied by obvious displacement, it is usually possible to work normally after three months, and if it is, it is not possible to work normally.
When the patient has a sternum fracture, if the fracture is not accompanied by obvious displacement, closed manipulation can be taken to restore the treatment method, most of the patients can be completely healed in about three months, so you can work normally.
However, if the patient’s sternum fracture is accompanied by obvious displacement, the situation is more serious, the recovery is also slower, need to carry out incision reduction and internal fixation surgery, the complete recovery will take about six months, so this kind of sternum fracture patients can not work normally at the age of three months.
Sternum fracture is very rare, often due to violence directly on the sternum area or extrusion.
It is recommended that patients with sternal fracture should rest in bed for six to eight weeks after treatment, and when there is no local pain, they can wear orthopedic chest and waist braces to protect them from appropriate activities, and should consult with the relevant doctors to confirm whether they are completely healed.