Hi,

This is my first post in this forum.

On February 17th I broke my femur along with 6 ribs, the clavicle and the wrist. I fell off from 15-20 feet straight on the ground. On Feb 22nd, the surgeon fixed my femur with an IM nail, with 4 screws; 2 in the top and another two in the lower region. My fracture was a severely comminuted one.

Now it's already been 18 weeks post-op. I have done regular PT since 5th week post-op, and have been walking with a single crutch since 8 weeks post-op. Presently I walk with a limp without the crutch. The limp is due to a dull pain in the inner thigh region.

What I'm worried of is that I feel, and can see that there's still quite a visible fracture line in the femur. I am attaching my latest x-rays which were taken 15 weeks post-op (one month back). Sorry for the image quality, they were taken by a mobile cam.

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The doctor said there was enough callous formation and I should leave the crutch and be FWB. When I asked about the fracture line, he said it will completely heal within a year.A second doctor also said the same thing. But I am freaking out in the case of a non-union. I am about to enter a new job within 2 weeks, and thats far away from where I've been staying now. The thoughts of needing a second operation, bone grafting etc are having me worried all the time. I must say I have very manageable pain in the thigh region, with no knee pain whatsoever.
Please have a look at the x-ray images and help me with your expert opinions. Do ask if you need more information.

Thanks in advance!

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