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How long will it take until you fully recover from a compound femur fracture?
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3 - 12 months: An open or compound femur fracture is a severe, high energy injury that requires extensive treatment and healing time.
Answered 5/13/2018
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Patience!: The normal timeframe is at least 4 months. We orthopods say that it isn't unusual for healing all the way until 8 months out. The fact that it is an open fracture does delay the healing. Also, if you are a smoker, that delays the healing as well. Be patience.
Answered 6/30/2013
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