Pain after broken hip

[paul j]

Hi all,

Im a 49 year old Male who broke his hip after an awkward fall off a chair in the garage, bizzare i know.
The doctors couldn't believe a person as young and fit as i am could have done this, they usually only see this as a result of a road traffic accident. It happened on Jan 2nd 2009.
I had fractured the neck of femur which was pinned with 3 screws which are still in place.

Although intially pleased that i didn't have to have a hip replacement, im now thinking it may have been a better option, at least a less painful one.

I still limp slightly and get aching in the hip when i sit in certain positions, i also get pain when i reach the extremes of normal motion, eg when trying to lift my leg over a smalll fence etc.
I can recreate the pain by turning my foot and knee inwards.

Any clues as to why i might still be feeling this injury? could it be scare tissue? could this be reolved with more physio?

going down the NHS route is a pain so any advice would be welcome

cheers
Paul

any advice

[Heidi]

Hi
Its unlikely to be scar tissue causing that extent of pain.
Have you had follow up investigations such as post surgery x-rays and MRI's? What about rehabilitation post-surgery?

[mkdboy]

my mother broke a hip 1 month ago she didint want operation so ve did with bed rest and antirotacion plaster cast yesterday we go to control and doctor says that hip is healing and remove the plaster cast he says to rest another3 weeks to rest and walk with canes and then go to fisical rehab but now my mother has pain in the knee in hip has no problem byt knee is very painful when she tries to lift the leg...pls tell me what is the reason of that... greetings from macedonia

[Heidi]

It may be a referred pain from the hip. Or it may be that because her walking pattern has changed considerably that this is affecting the knee. It's not uncommon after a hip injury to get knee pain.

[mkdboy]

thanks for the answer but now she had sweliing in the leg right in the up of the knee when she stands is that normal? is that its gona go away with the time.. she has at firs pain in the knee now the pain is going uphil towars the hip..pls tell me what to do soryy for my english

[Heidi]

I presume she had an x-ray or MRI of the hip intially. Did this also cover the knee? Have you spoken to the Doctor about it? If not I would advise you do.

[mkdboy]

no i didnt went to doctor the swelling is up the knee in the thigh but lilitl by litl sweling is redusing is that is good sight?she not have pain in the hip so that is engouraging i mean now she starts to walk with canes .. i hope she will be fine....thanks for yours answers i will go to doctor...greetengs from macedonia... a forget she had intertrochanteric fracture but for 1 month the fracture is olmost healing....aa i want to ask when shood she starts to walk on both legs..?after the terapy ...thanks greedengs from macedonia

[stevedav]

is that its gonna proceed away with the time.. she has at firs agony in the knee now the agony is going uphill towars the hip..pls notify me what to manage sorry for my English