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In response to "yeah, she said 'hip and femur' she probably meant pelvis and femur. -- nm*" by Andie

Broken pelvis makes it so much worse. Will severely limit mobility during recovery period. She should keep an eye out for signs of pneumonia.

Posted by Baron of the Rings (aka BaronWasteland) Aug 6 '24, 10:52

(You can tell I used to work in Infectious Diseases. The docs there must've rubbed off on me.)

Wishing them all the best.

The broken femur is comparably trivial. After that procedure, they have folks walking around on it almost immediately. It's freaky.

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My best friend's mother died from complications from a broken femur. She was in her 80s. -- nm - jnine Aug 6, 11:09 1
- :( -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 11:15
this was our fear when waiting for xrays on my Dad several months back when he broke his hip. - Jovian Aug 6, 10:54 2
- my mom spend a week in hospital (the same floor as my friend's husband) with a fractured pelvis in March. it's a rough recovery.. -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 10:57 1
  - (a month, not a week!) -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 11:02

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Broken pelvis makes it so much worse. Will severely limit mobility during recovery period. She should keep an eye out for signs of pneumonia.

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