Femur healing time

Blackopsrider7
Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 2:13pm
How long would it take a for femur to heal, I mean given the variables of different people heal different etc?
|
TDB519
Profile picture for user TDB519
Posts
74
Joined
8/7/2008
Location
Lewiston, ID, USA
TDB519 8/20/2008 4:11pm
8/20/2008 4:11pm
3-5 months??
WORCSRacer
Profile picture for user WORCSRacer
Posts
2295
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
Clovis, CA, USA
WORCSRacer 8/20/2008 4:19pm
8/20/2008 4:19pm
Blackopsrider7 wrote:
How long would it take a for femur to heal, I mean given the variables of different people heal different etc?
Depends on the injury and how old the person is. ie a midshaft fracture with little or no commutation in a 16 yo treated with IM rodding then probably 12 weeks. A forty yo smoker with a distal shaft, bi condylar element that has to be plated, 18 months and that is assuming everything went well.
BDOG
Profile picture for user BDOG
Posts
1327
Joined
1/10/2008
Location
Danville, VA, USA
BDOG 8/20/2008 4:22pm
8/20/2008 4:22pm
Mine, to fully heal and feel no pain took every bit of a year. I still hurt at times in the bone.
KAWboy14
Profile picture for user KAWboy14
Posts
6502
Joined
12/31/2007
Location
Austin, TX, USA
KAWboy14 8/20/2008 4:33pm
8/20/2008 4:33pm
1 year!

The Shop

See All »
se7enmx
Profile picture for user se7enmx
Posts
533
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
Monument, CO, USA
se7enmx 8/20/2008 4:35pm
8/20/2008 4:35pm
I was riding in 3 1/2 months. I had a rod inserted and was good to go. I didn't race for 5 months though. Give it some time.
KAWboy14
Profile picture for user KAWboy14
Posts
6502
Joined
12/31/2007
Location
Austin, TX, USA
KAWboy14 8/20/2008 4:40pm
8/20/2008 4:40pm
it will hurt for 1 year and scare the crap out of you for 1 year when you put your foot down.......after 1 year you wont remember it!
mxer930
Profile picture for user mxer930
Posts
146
Joined
4/16/2008
Location
Columbus, IN, USA
mxer930 8/20/2008 5:30pm
8/20/2008 5:30pm
i broke my femur and i think it was 4- 5 months before i was racing again. 10 months fully healed for me and im 16.
The Rock
Profile picture for user The Rock
Posts
8758
Joined
3/21/2007
Location
HAIKU, HI, USA
The Rock 8/20/2008 5:32pm
8/20/2008 5:32pm
Blackopsrider7 wrote:
How long would it take a for femur to heal, I mean given the variables of different people heal different etc?
Albee holds the record for coming back from a broken femur...I don't remember the exact length of time but it was nothing short of amazing.
Trinitite
Profile picture for user Trinitite
Posts
1253
Joined
12/31/2007
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Trinitite 8/20/2008 6:15pm
8/20/2008 6:15pm
KAWboy14 wrote:
1 year!
+1

I shattered mine so it was much worse than an average break. I had the rod in for a year and walked with a limp for probably 9-10 months.
Trinitite
Profile picture for user Trinitite
Posts
1253
Joined
12/31/2007
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Trinitite 8/20/2008 6:18pm
8/20/2008 6:18pm
In addition to the rod I had the added luxury of having my femur wrapped in steel bands.

Fun times!
The Rock
Profile picture for user The Rock
Posts
8758
Joined
3/21/2007
Location
HAIKU, HI, USA
The Rock 8/20/2008 6:37pm
8/20/2008 6:37pm Edited Date/Time 8/20/2008 6:38pm
Trinitite wrote:
In addition to the rod I had the added luxury of having my femur wrapped in steel bands. Fun times! [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/fasterhalo/scar2.jpg[/IMG]
In addition to the rod I had the added luxury of having my femur wrapped in steel bands.

Fun times!
Let me guess.....this was jump related, right?
gt80rider
Profile picture for user gt80rider
Posts
7172
Joined
4/19/2008
Location
Boulder, CO, USA
gt80rider 8/20/2008 6:48pm
8/20/2008 6:48pm
Some guys never get past a broken femur, at least not ever back to their former level, HuffDaddy comes to mind...

I broke mine at age 29, but had complications 6 months in, I tried coming back too soon, and finally at the 2 yr mark I was back to 100%.....
Trinitite
Profile picture for user Trinitite
Posts
1253
Joined
12/31/2007
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Trinitite 8/20/2008 7:55pm
8/20/2008 7:55pm
Trinitite wrote:
In addition to the rod I had the added luxury of having my femur wrapped in steel bands. Fun times! [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/fasterhalo/scar2.jpg[/IMG]
In addition to the rod I had the added luxury of having my femur wrapped in steel bands.

Fun times!
The Rock wrote:
Let me guess.....this was jump related, right?
Big 60 ft gap jump that I had no business trying at the time related, lol.
justlovemx
Profile picture for user justlovemx
Posts
371
Joined
7/14/2008
Location
Carlsbad, CA, USA
justlovemx 8/20/2008 8:02pm
8/20/2008 8:02pm
depends on your age..even tho my arm is healed..the bones were broke..my hand is still stiff,which was never broken..takes a long time,but i'm 52..i'm at 80% after 5 and 1/2 months
dmx153
Profile picture for user dmx153
Posts
20
Joined
9/13/2006
Location
Paris, OH, USA
dmx153 8/20/2008 8:06pm
8/20/2008 8:06pm
KAWboy14 wrote:
1 year!
Trinitite wrote:
+1 I shattered mine so it was much worse than an average break. I had the rod in for a year and walked with a limp...
+1

I shattered mine so it was much worse than an average break. I had the rod in for a year and walked with a limp for probably 9-10 months.
Shattered mine too about a week after Albee did his back in 2000. I was at the Southwick National on crutches and Albee was back racing in 7 weeks. We talked
for quite awhile that day and he told me his break was clean and that swimming was his main form of therapy. I met EID that day at Southwick too and sat on the bleachers with him for a short while as he listened to his little radio and talked about his product. I think I still have the stickers he gave me!
I ended up having five surgeries on my femur before they got it right in 2004. They pulled the original rod out through my knee, went in through my hip and drilled a bigger hole through my bone and inserted a larger rod. It's been fine ever since and I got to keep my old rod and hardware as souveniers. Makes a great conversation piece for bench racing.
Trinitite
Profile picture for user Trinitite
Posts
1253
Joined
12/31/2007
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Trinitite 8/20/2008 8:21pm
8/20/2008 8:21pm
KAWboy14 wrote:
1 year!
Trinitite wrote:
+1 I shattered mine so it was much worse than an average break. I had the rod in for a year and walked with a limp...
+1

I shattered mine so it was much worse than an average break. I had the rod in for a year and walked with a limp for probably 9-10 months.
dmx153 wrote:
Shattered mine too about a week after Albee did his back in 2000. I was at the Southwick National on crutches and Albee was back racing...
Shattered mine too about a week after Albee did his back in 2000. I was at the Southwick National on crutches and Albee was back racing in 7 weeks. We talked
for quite awhile that day and he told me his break was clean and that swimming was his main form of therapy. I met EID that day at Southwick too and sat on the bleachers with him for a short while as he listened to his little radio and talked about his product. I think I still have the stickers he gave me!
I ended up having five surgeries on my femur before they got it right in 2004. They pulled the original rod out through my knee, went in through my hip and drilled a bigger hole through my bone and inserted a larger rod. It's been fine ever since and I got to keep my old rod and hardware as souveniers. Makes a great conversation piece for bench racing.
Sheesh. That's rough. I had three surgeries. I got to keep my rod too. they removed it after a year. Mine was always through the hip but they hammered a rod through my tib (or fib not sure...the top bone beneath my knee) to put my leg in traction. Ironically that's what I still have problems with now. Jesus, that hurt worse than breaking my femur, lol. I also got a blood clot in my lung that almost killed me a few weeks later - now that's some real pain - put me in the ICU for 2 weeks. thank god for intravenous morphine!

7 weeks is almost unbelievable considering what I went through - and you too I'm sure. Glad to hear they finally fixed yours. Aside from the spine it's really the worst break you can have. The femur is the biggest bone in the body. It's a very traumatic injury.
beamer
Profile picture for user beamer
Posts
870
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
Squaw River, CA
beamer 8/20/2008 9:16pm
8/20/2008 9:16pm
I broke mine 15 years ago when I was 22, had a rod inserted thru my hip down into the center of the bone. They took it out in 8 months, and I had also broken a few vertabre (sp?), so I can't say for sure how quick I could have been back to activity because of the back problems. To this day the leg still isn't quite as strong as the other and I can still feel where it was broke, but no discomfort. Got the rod and a pretty big indentation in my thigh to show off!
oldx
Profile picture for user oldx
Posts
3046
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
Camano Island, WA, USA
oldx 8/20/2008 9:39pm
8/20/2008 9:39pm
Took me over a year.

Pit Row

See All »
The Rock
Profile picture for user The Rock
Posts
8758
Joined
3/21/2007
Location
HAIKU, HI, USA
The Rock 8/20/2008 10:22pm
8/20/2008 10:22pm
Trinitite wrote:
In addition to the rod I had the added luxury of having my femur wrapped in steel bands. Fun times! [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/fasterhalo/scar2.jpg[/IMG]
In addition to the rod I had the added luxury of having my femur wrapped in steel bands.

Fun times!
The Rock wrote:
Let me guess.....this was jump related, right?
Trinitite wrote:
Big 60 ft gap jump that I had no business trying at the time related, lol.
I have met so many injured people who say they decided at the last minute to go for a big double or triple and wound up paying for it big tme. It's only a WAG but I would guess seventy to eighty percent of injuries are jump related.

Not everyone comes back from injuries to race again. If the tracks don't change I guarantee it the rider turnout will continue to get smaller and smaller over time. Fortunately at Perris they just toned the track down and I hope this is a trend that continues.

BTW, I broke my right knee on a jump at De Anza then snapped my tib/fib at Carlsbad on the same jump that Malherbe broke his leg on.
RanelC10
Profile picture for user RanelC10
Posts
205
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
Tucson, AZ, USA
RanelC10 8/20/2008 10:59pm
8/20/2008 10:59pm
Like everyone else said it will just depend on the break. My first one was a spiral fracture, they plated it, and put some screws in, that injury took about 3 months. The second one just snapped the femur in half and broke straight down both sides. They put a rod down the whole thing, integreated the old plate into it, and put screws through both, that injury took a little over 5 months...
flarider
Profile picture for user flarider
Posts
25496
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
Daytona Beach, FL, USA
flarider 8/21/2008 5:41am
8/21/2008 5:41am
dmx153 wrote:
Shattered mine too about a week after Albee did his back in 2000. I was at the Southwick National on crutches and Albee was back racing...
Shattered mine too about a week after Albee did his back in 2000. I was at the Southwick National on crutches and Albee was back racing in 7 weeks. We talked
for quite awhile that day and he told me his break was clean and that swimming was his main form of therapy. I met EID that day at Southwick too and sat on the bleachers with him for a short while as he listened to his little radio and talked about his product. I think I still have the stickers he gave me!
I ended up having five surgeries on my femur before they got it right in 2004. They pulled the original rod out through my knee, went in through my hip and drilled a bigger hole through my bone and inserted a larger rod. It's been fine ever since and I got to keep my old rod and hardware as souveniers. Makes a great conversation piece for bench racing.
I still remember that!
dmx153
Profile picture for user dmx153
Posts
20
Joined
9/13/2006
Location
Paris, OH, USA
dmx153 8/21/2008 8:29am
8/21/2008 8:29am
Lol you can still call me a noob and stfu if you want Dave! Glad you remembered that!
dmx153
Profile picture for user dmx153
Posts
20
Joined
9/13/2006
Location
Paris, OH, USA
dmx153 8/21/2008 10:01am
8/21/2008 10:01am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 8:07pm
Trinitite wrote:
+1 I shattered mine so it was much worse than an average break. I had the rod in for a year and walked with a limp...
+1

I shattered mine so it was much worse than an average break. I had the rod in for a year and walked with a limp for probably 9-10 months.
dmx153 wrote:
Shattered mine too about a week after Albee did his back in 2000. I was at the Southwick National on crutches and Albee was back racing...
Shattered mine too about a week after Albee did his back in 2000. I was at the Southwick National on crutches and Albee was back racing in 7 weeks. We talked
for quite awhile that day and he told me his break was clean and that swimming was his main form of therapy. I met EID that day at Southwick too and sat on the bleachers with him for a short while as he listened to his little radio and talked about his product. I think I still have the stickers he gave me!
I ended up having five surgeries on my femur before they got it right in 2004. They pulled the original rod out through my knee, went in through my hip and drilled a bigger hole through my bone and inserted a larger rod. It's been fine ever since and I got to keep my old rod and hardware as souveniers. Makes a great conversation piece for bench racing.
Trinitite wrote:
Sheesh. That's rough. I had three surgeries. I got to keep my rod too. they removed it after a year. Mine was always through the hip...
Sheesh. That's rough. I had three surgeries. I got to keep my rod too. they removed it after a year. Mine was always through the hip but they hammered a rod through my tib (or fib not sure...the top bone beneath my knee) to put my leg in traction. Ironically that's what I still have problems with now. Jesus, that hurt worse than breaking my femur, lol. I also got a blood clot in my lung that almost killed me a few weeks later - now that's some real pain - put me in the ICU for 2 weeks. thank god for intravenous morphine!

7 weeks is almost unbelievable considering what I went through - and you too I'm sure. Glad to hear they finally fixed yours. Aside from the spine it's really the worst break you can have. The femur is the biggest bone in the body. It's a very traumatic injury.
When Albee told me 7 weeks I was like "who's your doctor?" I knew I couldn't afford him lol. Making matters worse for me was that I did my right wrist in the same crash as my femur resulting in the 4th time for breaking that wrist. My whole right side was out of commision for a while. I didn't get a blood clot thank God but I did lose a lot of blood to the extent that my brother had to give me some some of his.
I have never been in so much pain it almost hurts even writing about it.
Blackopsrider7 8/21/2008 1:35pm
8/21/2008 1:35pm
Broke mine a month ago, right where the brace ended. Classic high side around a sweeper. Doc put in plates and I got a brace instead of a cast. Pain wise it is better, except for the occasional shock like spams I get, Doc says it is probably nerves healing and making connections. I still can't bend my knee yet, it has been about a month since surgery so expect another month then physio/rehab.

Post a reply to: Femur healing time