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Eight weeks on from nasty hip fracture.

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IM nail repair. Walking (with crutches) was easier two weeks ago...now have pain in knee of affected leg, as well as some in quad of same leg. Is this common? 

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  • AlexandriaGizmo
    AlexandriaGizmo Ink_blot

    Posted

    Hi did you have screw or replacement, have you been told no weight bearing, what causedy your fracture and how old are you
  • Ducksoup
    Ducksoup Ink_blot

    Posted

    It was common with me
    • Ink_blot
      Ink_blot Ducksoup

      Posted

      And did the knee problem settle down? Several weeks on for me, and knee is now worse if anything. No chance of walking without crutches: the knee just isn’t up to it. Pain and weakness throughout whole knee, and especially where the screws were inserted. X-rays show that it’s healing ok.

      its difficult to know how much to exercise to build strength and how much to rest the knee.

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