I am a 47 year old male. I am no athlete but am very active. I shattered the top of my femur last month with surgery Feb 19th resulting in a 16 inch nail inserted through my femur with a smaller pin through the top of my femur to hold the shattered pieces together.

I am very surprised at the loss of weight and muscle mass in my lower extremities from this injury. I have always been thin but I'm concerned that I won't get this muscle back. I see my ortho surgeon for a post-op visit on March 10 and hope to start physio right away.

what should my expectations be and what advice do you have for me?

thanks

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