From Wobbly to Walking

Written by Lauren Tjaden

Check out my walking progress over a period of three weeks. The video starts six-weeks post-op, when I was first allowed to weight bear, after an ORIF surgery for a bimalleolar fracture and a ruptured tendon. I’m 69 years old.

Lauren

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