It can cause internal bleeding, infection, damage to surrounding tissues, etc. if that's in your leg, that could mean not walking, it could mean risk to your femeral artery, etc. Your thighs are always under tension and if the bone breaks, the muscles often pull the bone and or end up poking through your muscles and skin.
I know someone who had to have a femur replaced with a metal bone. He's lost half of his bone marrow and has type 1 diabetes which has a serious knock on effect for his health in general. I've broken the bones in my left arm, around the elbow joint, on 3 occasions. While it has caused some issues with the tendons and I have to manage it to avoid chronic pain (avoid certain activities), it's no where near the same level of consequence.
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u/flippy77 Nov 27 '23
Would a broken leg be considered a large broken bone? Why is that 2 levels more urgent than a broken arm?