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Suggest Treatment For Femoral Neck Fracture
Question: My mom, 80 y, broke the neck of her femur a week ago. She has COPD, arrhythmia and had an ischemic stroke 3 years ago. What's the best treatment with the best outcome in her case? Thanks.
Brief Answer:
Traction and cast for 8-10 weeks.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query to HCM.
In case of fracture neck femur, the best treatment is hip replacement but it seems that the physical condition of your mother is not good enough to handle such a major surgery.
The other option is traction and cast for 8-10 weeks and after that she will be able to walk with the help of a walker.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Traction and cast for 8-10 weeks.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query to HCM.
In case of fracture neck femur, the best treatment is hip replacement but it seems that the physical condition of your mother is not good enough to handle such a major surgery.
The other option is traction and cast for 8-10 weeks and after that she will be able to walk with the help of a walker.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
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