Hi everyone. So I midshaft fractured my right femur in a motorcycle accident on the 4th of July and got a rod put in. Everything has been going great but a few days ago I started getting this horrible pain in my right glute where the stitches are and where the rod went in. At first I thought it was a cramp but I'm started to doubt that. At this stage I've noticed that it only occurs while sitting and while upright and walking around I don't have any issues. While sitting as long as I twist my leg inward (the foot wants to flop outward naturally right now for some reason) the pain reduces.
I'm fearful at this time of an injection or abscess. Has anyone experienced anything similar to this? I can't get a follow up with my dr until mid August.
Hi Patrick you have definitely been through the wars, is your butt hot and inflamed, are you feeling OK in yourself, if you don't then I suggest you make an appointment to see your GP its probably all perfectly normal but never hurts to get it checked, your foot dropping to the outside is usually the sign of a fractured hip but u say you broke yours mid femur so that would be half way between hip and knee, are you slouching when you sit, maybe you need to sit higher, also are you icing it to help with pain
Je suis une femme de 71 ans et je ne m'approcherais pas d'une moto, mais il y a un peu plus de trois ans, j'ai glissé dans le jardin et je me suis fracturé le fémur au milieu de la tige. On m'a également posé une tige avec des vis en haut et en bas. Tout s'est bien passé, mais une fois que j'ai été plus mobile, j'ai ressenti une gêne et un craquement au niveau du haut et au niveau de mon genou, je pouvais voir le tendon s'agiter sur l'extrémité des vis. Dix-sept mois après la pose de la tige, j'ai fait retirer les vis et cela a complètement guéri la gêne que je ressentais. On m'a dit lors de l'opération que les vis dépassaient un peu et pourraient causer des problèmes car je suis assez mince et apparemment les tendons, etc., autour des vis peuvent être endommagés par le mouvement constant sur eux. Si vous n'avez pas de gonflement ou de signes évidents d'infection, je me demande si les vis ne causent pas le problème, bien que dans mon cas, c'était en marchant et pas quand j'étais assise, ce qui est l'inverse de vous, mais peut-être vaut-il la peine d'y réfléchir. Si vous guérissez aussi bien que moi, alors dans sept mois, vous devriez être de retour à la "normale", bien que je sois assez sûre qu'une jambe est légèrement plus longue que l'autre. J'espère que cela aide.
Hi Patrick, I had motorcycle accident years ago, loads of operation afterwards. I did have a rod in my femur twice, that type that goes through the middle of the bone, no screws. Both time the rod has moved up and was sticking out into my glute muscles. I could feel it every time I sat down in a chair, especially if the chair had hard back The first rod I had even bent in the middle for no reason, and had to be replaced with a thicker one. That one moved up as well, but they left it in for months because it wasn't causing any other troubles (appart from having to be careful where and how I sit). In your case I would make an appointment with your doctor and have it Xrayed as soon as possible, just to make sure there is no other damage. Good luck!