It is not recommended to start walking up and down stairs immediately two months after the tibial intercondylar spine fracture, but to make sure that the fracture site is healed as well as the muscle strength is restored before walking up and down stairs.
The intercondylar spine of the tibia is the stopping point of the anterior cruciate ligament, which maintains the stability of anterior and posterior bending and rotation of the knee joint, and is important for maintaining the normal function of the knee joint and reducing wear and tear.
Intercondylar spine fracture of tibia can be treated conservatively or surgically according to the severity of injury and degree of displacement, and most of them are immobilized by plaster or chuck support for 6 to 8 weeks after treatment.
Two months after the operation, through the X-ray or CT 3D reconstruction examination results, through the professional physician to assess, if the bone scab formation, injury recovery is good, can go down to the ground to support the crutches part of the weight-bearing activities, but can not carry out a long time walking or excessive weight-bearing activities, to avoid causing re-injury.
After a period of muscle exercise, if the fracture is completely healed, you can walk normally with full weight bearing only after 3 months of operation. After a period of practice, the muscle strength will be strengthened, and you can walk up and down the stairs after complete recovery.
Patients with intertrochanteric tibial spine fracture after surgery should actively carry out rehabilitation training under the guidance of doctors, but the specific time to go down to the ground and up and down the stairs and other activities after surgery should be judged by doctors according to the specific condition and laboratory results, and should not blindly do activities on their own.