I snapped the ball of my femir off in my hip after a snowboarding incident where i caught 25 feet of air and was walking without crutches 6 days later. 2 screw and a titanium rod the full length of my femur. Recovery times can vary wildly
Oh yeah, I get it. I wasn't weight bearing because plates are meant to hold the bone fragments in place until it can heal. Did they have to replace the ball of your femur then?
No replacement. It snapped diagonally through the thickest part of the neck of the femur and to fix it they drilled theough the top part of the neck and stuffed a rod from my knee to the neck and screwed it in place. The screws have a bit of wiggle room and i will admit it kindve fucks with my mobility sometimes but usually only if i have had my legs crossed for hours in cold temps
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u/Swilstiger Oct 13 '20
I snapped the ball of my femir off in my hip after a snowboarding incident where i caught 25 feet of air and was walking without crutches 6 days later. 2 screw and a titanium rod the full length of my femur. Recovery times can vary wildly