arthritis

[jmccann]

does anyone know if you can develope arthritis after having a broken limb, i boke my tibia over 4yrs ago now and over the last few months have had stiffnes and pain in my leg,i am unable to bend it or kneel on it .

[BagPussAA]

I developed arthritis in my knees after breaking the knee caps but I would still speak to your doctor as it may be the sign of something else.

[sqad617]

Certanly can. If you break your leg bones in particular, there will be a period of immobilization almost certainly in Plaster of Paris. When the plaster is removed, the muscles tend to be wasted and on starting walking, this may put extra strain on the adjacent large joints, knee or hip, predisposing to arthritis.

Arthritis may not be the cause of you knee problems, as there are many other causes, but I am just answering your question.

You GP will arrange an X-Ray which will give a likely reason for your problems.

[DEN53]

Are you a medical man Sqad 617 - you seem to answer most of the medical questions ? I am new to this website, perhaps you have mentioned this in the past - if yes, do you do home visits !!!!!!!!!!!1