You sometimes will wear a cast or splint after ORIF surgery as the surgeon may put your limb in a splint or cast depending on the location and kind of fracture that was repaired.
ORIF also known as an open reduction and internal fixation is a surgical procedure that puts pieces of a broken bone into place using surgery.
Screws, plates, sutures, or rods are used to hold the broken bone together.
Internal fixation is an operation in orthopedics that involves the surgical implementation of implants for the purpose of repairing a bone, a concept that dates to the mid-nineteenth century and was made applicable for routine treatment in the mid-twentieth century.
ORIF surgery is a major and sometimes emergency operation that may help relieve pain, restore mobility, and heal the bone in the correct position.
Complete recovery from ORIF surgery can take anywhere from three to 12 months, depending on what bone you broke and how severe the break was.
You may need physical therapy after your surgery to help you regain full use of your limb.
Drawbacks of ORIF can include infection, swelling, and mobility of the installed hardware.
The recovery process can take several months, because bones grow slowly.
Other factors that can affect recovery are the location and severity of the fracture, the age of the patient, and the type of bone broken.
According to the survival analysis of the ORIF group, the survival rate of 1-year, 2-year was (92.6 ± 2.9)%, and (85.8 ± 4.3)%, respectively, and the mean survival time was (87.508 ± 6.063) months.
No walking on the foot is permitted until 6 weeks after ORIF surgery.
You will then be allowed to walk in a walking boot.
Postoperative office visit: A post-operative appointment may have already been set up.
Most people with a fractured femur need some sort of surgery, usually ORIF.
Without the surgery, your broken femur may not heal properly.
ORIF can place your bones back into their proper configuration.
This significantly increases the chance that your bone will heal properly.