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Femur fracture

Femur fracture

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Is a type of:

Fracture

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

Symptoms

Hip pain
Leg pain
Hip muscle weakness
Unable to bear weight
Limited hip movement
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Femur fracture

Surgery

Hip repair
Open repair of femur fracture with intramedullary implant
Surgical reduction and fixation
Open reduction
Open repair of femur fracture

Medical devices

Thompson prosthesis
Smith peterson nail with mclaughlin's plate
Smith peterson nail
Moore's pin
Gamma nail
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Other treatments

Physical therapy

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A 33-year old asked:

How do you tell the diffeurence between a femur fracture and a bruise?

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A 37-year old male asked:

If one person have femur fracture, what kind of opration will be use in America?

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A 26-year old male asked:

How long does femur fracture (cominuted ) heal by using external fixation ?

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A 49-year old asked:

How long did you have your immobilizer on after orif of femur fracture?

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A 50-year old male asked:

How to treat muscle during a femur fracture?

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A 29-year old asked:

What chronic pain comes from a butterfly femur fracture?

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A 25-year old female asked about a 26-year old female:

How does a child (3month old) get a spiral femur fracture from abuse?

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A 28-year old male asked:

i was in a auto accident and sustained a trimalar break with a compound femur fracture. It has been six months and have some trouble with pain?

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A 50-year old female asked:

Is there a higher incidence of femur fracture with DA approach to hip replacement compared to other approaches? Or is it Dr experience?

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A 56-year old female asked:

Is there any need for concern leg extremely swollen and painful to touch(not warm)2 weeks post op comucated femur fracture-long rod screws.

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A 34-year old asked:

Since alendronate is to build bones, why does it put me at risk for femur fracture?

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A 19-year old male asked:

I recently had a femur fracture.so for pooping i have to use bedpan which makes it difficult to poop.cn u tell me way to dilute my poop inside stomach?

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A 56-year old female asked:

Is it unusual for 57 yr man to still be only light touch weight bearing 4 weeks post op femur fracture with rods +screw. Possibility of bone graft?

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A 35-year old asked:

How long to heal femur buckle fracture child?

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A 37-year old asked:

Can a femur spiral fracture occur without trauma?

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A 41-year old asked:

what is done for a Fractured femur bone ?

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A 34-year old female asked about a male:

Does a fractured femur in a child have to be painful?

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A 33-year old asked:

Is it possible for a baby to have a femur and tibia fracture just by an adult rolling onto them?

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A 41-year old female asked:

I had a fractured femur/tibia.It healed .now I have presure/pain in my knee with pain going up my thigh 3 months I have ignored this. what should i do?

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A 44-year old asked:

How long does it take to heal a fractured femur?

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A 43-year old asked:

What kind of things should I keep in mind when taking care of an 88 year old female with a fractured femur?

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A 37-year old female asked:

Can a six femur bone sorial fracture happen without abuse in a 6 month old infant?

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A 41-year old asked:

After getting off crutches what is the rehab time for a fractured femur?

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A 44-year old asked:

Can a femur bone spiral fracture occur without abuse in a 5 week old infant?

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A 42-year old female asked:

Fractured femur/tibia.Healed.Now pain in leg swelling over tibia.Had bone scan/MRI Femur bone thin.3 Dr's later no help.Pain Mangment Dr now. HELP!

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A 56-year old female asked:

Is it unusual for the pain to be at a 6-7 one week after a Comminuted fracture of femur in an adult male. A rod, screws and wires were used for.

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A 20-year old male asked:

i have fractured my femur bone. It's been more than a year yet I'm still limping. How to rid off the limpness.

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 18-year old female asked:

Patient with compound fracture on femur,bleeding profusely. y does he need emergency operation and wht will happen to him if it was delay?

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A 45-year old female asked:

I had MRSA in knee joint which then weakened and fractured my femur MRSA in hip joint, both replaced now curious of any possible long term effects?

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A 48-year old asked:

What causes a spiral fracture to the femur?

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