Issues with a fractured hip?!


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Issues with a fractured hip?

In 1995 I fell fracturing my hip and splitting my femure. I was 23 at the time. Obviously there were numerous pins though the hip did not have to be replaced. From that time, there hasn't been a day that I haven't felt pain in various degrees. I tend to limp more on certain days. It has affected my balance/coordination, left me insecure, and prevented me from being active hence I have gotten out of shape. I have seen the elderly fracture thier hip and bounce right back. Should I be concerned the procedure was done incorrectly? Should I go back in and have it redone (meaning experiencing that horrible pain all over again). Any advice?


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One of my professors fractured his hip two years ago and still has some ill effects, similar to yours. He had it done by one of the best orthopedic surgeons in our area. Unfortunately the head of the femur has a poor blood supply, so it is very common to have continued problems as you are experiencing. Consider this, though you may have seen many elderly people fracture their hips and bounce right back, it is also one of the biggest causes for mortality in the elderly (including post-surgical infection, or pneumonia acquired at the hospital when they were in getting the hip fixed). There isn't much they can do in regards to redoing the surgery, unless you're talking total hip replacement which is a very rough procedure, and most data shows that the replacements only last 10 years under good conditions, meaning given your age you'll probably have to have it replaced once or twice more. There is a better possibility that you weren't rehabilitated fully, and more could have been done in that regard.

However, as I said before breaking your hip is a very difficult injury to ever fully recover from, consider Bo Jackson-he was a world class athlete before he broke his hip, and today he is overweight and walks with a limp, and I'm sure he had a great surgeon perform his surgery and had everything possible as far as rehabilitation. It's just a very difficult injury to come back from.




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