Aaron's surgery update

I received a call from our family friend who will be doing Aaron's surgery next month (September 19th). He's had time to look over the CT scan and said that just as suspected, Aaron had a complete fracture of the lateral process of the talus (aka "Snowboarder's Fracture"). He did this about 8 years ago and the piece of bone that broke off actually readhered itself to a completely wrong location. This is what has been causing him the frequent pain, swelling and sprains. The good news is that his ankle joint looks great - there is no arthritis at all. We were a little concerned that overlooking this injury for the past 8 years may have caused permanent damage, but that does not appear to be the case. He said surgery should last 1hr 15mins and he'll have an 8" incision. When I picked the phone back up off the floor he laughed and said that the best medical advice he ever received was to massively overestimate the incision size and your patients will always come out happy. All kidding aside, he said it should be about 1.5 - 2 inches. Because he will have to repair ligaments and tendons that may have attached to the the bone being removed, Aaron will have to wear a protective boot 24/7 for 6 weeks. He may need crutches the first two weeks, but that will depend on his pain threshold.

So, that is the latest! Aaron is eager to get the surgery done and have an ankle that doesn't sprain every third step.