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What is the typical recovery time after a compound femur fracture?
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4-6 months: Assumong there is no bone loss or infection most compound femur fractures will heal in 4-6 months.
Answered 6/29/2017
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4 to 6 months: Most femoral shaft fractures take 4 to 6 months to completely heal. Some take even longer, especially if the fracture was open or broken into several pieces.
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