Aftercare following plaster childs cast removal?

Hello,





I am hoping that someone may be able to offer some advice. My son has had a tenotomy on each achilles tendon (a z plasty). The operation was a success and he has been in plaster from the ankle to the knee for the past six weeks.





The question is that he had the plasters removed on Tuesday evening and the specialist, although saying that insoles would be prepared for the future, suggested no course of physio or offered no advice as to what we should be expecting.





It is now Saturday and he is in discomfort whenever he has to walk - he is altering his gait so as not to 'stretch' the tendons in his calf. Although we will get further specific advice come Monday, we are just wondering that are such symptoms; increasing levels of pain/discomfort, altered gait and a desire not to walk, to be expected after such an op? Naively we had thought that after the actual op had taken place and the plaster casts removed that he would be all fine again...

Aftercare following plaster childs cast removal?
I've had Z Plasty's done on other tendons, its really not nice, i hope he feels better soon!





Physio IS needed, if he doesnt do physio they will shrink. I know it hurts, but he needs to do gentle stretches of it. Not so its painful, just so its uncomfortable. Try to get him not to alter how he walks, it wont help the recouperation at all.





It is painful for a few weeks after, but then all of a sudden it will get so much easier. It will get much easier if stretches are done too..





Obviously i dont know like a professional does, but i've had plenty of surgery and physio [3 years] and thats what i was always told.





http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/St-Wr...





That also says he should be having physio.





I hope that helped =]



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