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
Tenho 71 anos e nunca me aproximaria de uma motocicleta, mas há pouco mais de três anos, escorreguei no jardim e quebrei o fêmur no meio. Também tive uma haste colocada com parafusos no topo e na parte inferior. Tudo correu bem, mas, uma vez que me tornei mais móvel, comecei a sentir desconforto e um barulho de estalo no topo e no meu joelho, podia ver o tendão saltando sobre a ponta dos parafusos. Dezessete meses após a colocação da haste, tive os parafusos removidos e isso curou completamente o desconforto que eu sentia. Foi-me dito, quando fiz a operação, que os parafusos estavam um pouco salientes e poderiam causar problemas, pois sou bastante magra e, aparentemente, os tendões, etc., em torno dos parafusos podem ser danificados com o movimento constante sobre eles. Se você não tem inchaço ou sinais óbvios de infecção, estou me perguntando se talvez os parafusos estão causando o problema, embora o meu fosse ao andar e não quando eu estava sentada, o que é o oposto do seu, mas talvez vale a pena considerar. Se você se recuperar tão bem quanto eu, em sete meses você deve estar de volta ao "normal", embora eu tenha certeza de que uma perna é ligeiramente mais longa que a outra. Espero que isso ajude.
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!