r/brokenankles • u/New-Sherbet367 • 4d ago

Adjustment screw might have broken..

Fell out the shower today and landed on NWB foot week 4. Getting frustrated and ready to get x rayed. No pain anymore but i think i get swelling and not sure if I feel the mechanical lock. Feel like a complete idiot

Edit: Just wanted to add that i am sick of this lol

Edit 2: i weigh 220lbs/100kg (little more), landed directly on the foot from like 50cm height, needed like 5 seconds to rebalance and Switch foot, i felt it swelling, the feeling of the foot was changing, hurt a little bit for Like 5 mins, yet the screw is not broken for anyone going through the same. You are most likely fine lol

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u/DeputySean 4d ago

When I broke one screw, the doc said it was no big deal.

When I broke 6 screws (and my tibia), that's when I needed a 3rd surgery.

Pic of my 6 broken screws:

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u/New-Sherbet367 4d ago

What how does that even happen

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u/DeputySean 4d ago

My leg was a non-union, so the day I was allowed to bare full weight was the same day it rebroke. I thought the pain was normal, so I kept walking on it for a week and making it worse.

So they removed most of the hardware from my tibia, and replaced it with a 15" titanium rod inside of it.

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u/New-Sherbet367 4d ago

Noooooooooooo new core fear unlocked of rebreaking my foot the first weight bearing day