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Mocaby_24
9/14/2019 2:05pm
9/14/2019 2:05pm
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9/15/2019 7:14am
Long story short had a pretty good wreck and bike hit me with alot of force in a awkward position. I've seen broken femurs with rods and such but never this. The doctor almost recommended a new hip at 22yrs old but said we would try this first so it has me curious. This was the first x-ray about 30 minutes after the wreck.
And this was the x-ray after surgery.
And this was the x-ray after surgery.
I broke both my left and right femurs a few years apart. One was external fixator, the other was plate and screws. Much further down on the bone (closer to the knee). Heal up fast!
The hip is weight bearing. Take your doctors and physical therapists direction on when to bear weight and how to recover. If the recovery is anything like a proximal humerus fracture, it will not be pleasant.
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I busted my femur. Had a pin put through the centre of the bone with a screw at each end. That was twenty years ago. It’s been no problem until this past year or so... butt cheek ache!! I’ll need a hip replacement before I’m 50.
At your young age, I would think a total hip replacement would not be recommended unless the acetabulum was affected. Otherwise you will just need a total hip revision down the road when it wears out.
I got this injury when I was 37 healed fine I still race it doesn't bother me, I think breaking bones is much better than joint or tissue damage
good luck in your recovery
That's a lot of hardware. It seems likely you will need a new hip at some point but the good news is you will feel much better. But now I am so active I am fairly certain I will wear this one out (I'm 52 and got my hip in my late 40s). I'm still doing occasional moto, trail riding and mountain biking.
I advise to go as long as you can, and if it really bothers you get the hip in the future. They are advancing all the time with the materials and techniques.
Pit Row
Anyway, they had him up and weight bearing a few hours after the surgery and within 2 days he was walking laps around the house (with a walker just for precaution) and going to physical therapy appointments. He only took percs for 1 or 2 days and now takes 200mg motrin, 1 in morning and 1 at night. I have been amazed how fast he's recovering. Seems the 1/2 replacement was a good deal for him.
Hopefully yours heals good.
That said, it was unavoidable for my 29 y/o wife to have both of her hips replaced this past year. She had arguably one of the best doctors in the northeast (UPenn), and he informed her that the new materials they’re using are predicted to last a very long time. Historically, prosthetic hips last 15-20 years, but the new materials are estimated to last 8 times that when tested in a simulator. Obviously, real time will tell, but should you eventually need a full hip replacement, I would expect it to last much longer than 6 years, even with heavy use.
Injuries like these are brutal and after going through it I sure have a lot more empathy for everyone that goes through this stuff. Get well soon OP, and take your physical therapy seriously! This shit takes a long time to heal and it's easy to get discouraged but the more you put in the work the faster the recovery process will go. Once you can bear weight on it try to stay as active as possible, that's what worked best for me.
Because crashing with a hip replacement in your body isn't healthy like you see in this picture.
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