What should I pay attention to during the postoperative rehabilitation of femoral neck fracture

A patient fell on a rainy day and because the fall was quite severe, he ended up fracturing his femoral neck. You are out of danger only after surgery in the hospital, and you have to stay in the hospital for a long time. Many people would rather recuperate at home because it is more free. But there is no doctor at home, so how can we better take care of our bodies? This is a question many people like to ask. Here I would like to tell you some issues about postoperative rehabilitation after femoral neck fracture, hoping it will be helpful to patients.

These are some questions that patients with femoral neck fractures often ask. In addition, many people believe that after surgery, they should rest quietly and not move, for fear that "I spent so much money on surgery, what if I break something?" In fact, this is a misunderstanding. The purpose of surgery is to facilitate early mobility, which can be as early as immediately after the surgery. Internal fixation provides sufficient fixation strength for fracture stability and can basically meet your needs for early activities. Exercise can prevent many fatal problems, such as venous thrombosis, limb swelling, bedsores, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, etc. However, there are principles to exercise. Before the fracture heals, you can only move without weight bearing. Studies have shown that the load on the hip joint is three times the body weight when bearing weight, six times when standing on one leg, and even more when running, so internal fixation with plates and screws alone cannot provide you with stability under weight-bearing conditions.

As the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. The recovery time of femoral neck fracture is slower. After the operation, you need to pay attention to bed rest and lie flat, raise the affected limb, and place a pillow under the affected limb, higher than the heart to facilitate blood return and promote callus formation. Do not get out of bed and use the affected limb to bear weight. You can move the joints and toes of the affected limb in bed to avoid muscle atrophy and joint adhesion.

It is recommended that you take professional drugs for bone setting, tendon relaxation, swelling and pain relief, and blood circulation and stasis removal. These can help fractures promote bone cell growth, help quickly form callus, and heal earlier and recover faster. After 7 days, the affected limb will be clearly felt to have strength. After 40 days, bone callus formation can be clearly seen in X-rays, and the patient can then bear weight and undergo another 20 days of maintenance. The condition will basically be cured, but the results must be based on what is shown on X-rays.

Generally speaking, recovery after femoral neck fracture surgery takes time, so don't rush it, otherwise it will be difficult to recover. Also, when traveling, especially on rainy days, you must pay attention to safety. Finally, I hope everyone will learn the above knowledge carefully. It will be very helpful for the patient's recovery. I wish you all good health.