BROKEN FEMUR/THIGH BONE.Who has suffered this?My son 24,has just sustained this bad injury.What info have you?
I am sorry to hear that this happened to your son. To begin with, without seeing the fracture or knowing where/what type of break this is, I am going to just ramble off some info and hope it helps you. This is long winded…and I apologize. So what to expect? We are going to discuss four different breaks scenarios and what may be done to repair each. Keep in mind each is dependent on where the break is and what type it is. — Let us suppose this is a minor fracture of the femur: The doctor may simply choose to place your son in traction before applying a cast. This is known as a closed reduction and, compared to the other options, may be considered the best as it is the least invasive. Let’s talk some more severe breaks now. — Should the femur have broken clean through at the end nearest the knee (known as the distal end), the doctor will initially place your son in traction (unless this is considered an emergency by the physician), until such time that he then goes to surgery. During
