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Hey everybody. I had a question about tibial shaft fractures. One of my friends was hit by a car and got a midshaft tib/fib fracture of his left leg which was managed with an intramedullary nail. He just got out of the hospital today and his surgery was yesterday and the orthopod is telling him to weightbear right away and walk normally. This sounded a bit suspect to me especially after a long series of mishaps during the short course of his admission most notably of which included him not being catheterized and getting a spinal anesthetic. When he finally did get catheterized, he let out over a liter of fluid.... In short, is immediate weightbearing advised post-surgery or is this orthopod's management going against guidelines. Thanks!