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How long does it take to recover from broken femur/hip surgery with intertrochanter nail?
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Depends: Depends on many things--primarily your health "before" and whether there were any medical or surgical complications. In general, you can be up out of bed immediately. You'll need about 6 weeks to begin feeling "normal". It takes about 3 months to feel "recovered"
Answered 2/25/2018
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Depends on age, bone: quality & any co morbidity the person has. If good non-osteoporotic bone & good hardware purchase & early weight bearing the fracture will heal the fastest. In the elderly with other medical problems @ poor bone quality, the time is quite longer. Everyone heals differently, so even to give you a range is not accurate without this knowledge. Picture is 1 of good bone & well fixated.
Answered 3/4/2017
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