Doc's and those who have stayed at a Holiday Inn How long Till this is Better?
 

My sister fell off one of her horses yesterday. Didn't bounce well. 2.5 hrs in surgery. How long till she is better?

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That depends almost entirely on how old she is and what kind of shape she is in.

Also, if she's a smoker. Smokers have a much slower recovery and less successful outcomes with bone fusion and fracture heeling.

Please wish her well for me. She will have several months of recovery and lot's of titanium.

She's 52 and 107 1/2 lbs (like I know how much she weighs). Eats well and has a active lifestyle.

Doesn't smoke. Too smart for that. She has two degrees. B.Sc. & DVM

Attitude is everything.

I had a hip fully replaced in January and, with the help of the in house PT, maxed the program. I am 58 and I was walking a mile a day within a week. I know your sisters road ahead is much worse, but her willingness to focus on the PT, walk the pain threshold up, will mean everything.

I don't smoke but have been known to have the occasional Crème de menthe (as told to Carson by Uecker).

BTW, nothing I have ever said about Horsewomen applies to your sister:cool:

Depends on a lot of stuff. If she bagged the artery to the head of the femur, she is getting a hemi-replacement.

Inspiration Spirometer, she needs one, like today if she does not already have one. Oh, she has to use it too.

I'm no expert but I think she is lucky not to have broken her pelvis. From what I hear a busted pelvis is painful.

In the film I'm looking at I see three fractures on the pelvis.

For sure. Left and right side completely separated. The full weight of the horse must have landed on her.

So I haven't stayed in a Holiday Inn in a while, but am I seeing the breaks correctly?

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Shouldn't a DVM know a lot than us?

At 47 some idiot ran a stop sign into my 944. I shattered my pelvis in 10 places (femer ball went through socket) and broke 4 ribs and my foot in two places. I was in a wheel chair exclusively for a month and a walker for another month before I took my first solo steps....another 3 months of physical therapy, and I was able to limp back to work. Now (3 years later) no one can tell I ever had this problem, I worked on not limping and am very active. If she doesn't get off her butt and push herself, this will be a crippling injury that lasts the rest of her life.

Phaaaack! All blessings to your sister, that has GOT to hurt!

No, the upper two are the sacroiliac joints and the bottom center is the pubic symphysis, all normal joints. The fracture is in the proximal left femoral shaft and appears comminuted (multiple fragments).

They had her sitting in a chair today. Gave her a walker and said the bathroom was thataway. She said the pain was fine unless she moved. I told her about this thread and she said thanks for the well wishes. :)

My mom busted her femur and the surgeon said that one takes the longest to heal.

So....is her pelvis fractured ? Or not.

Yes!

First of, good luck to your sister.

Second: Seriously? Three fractures on the pelvis? From a Jpeg of a picture of an ER X-Ray?

Wow, I need more people that can say that from this in my practice. Once you recover from the lawsuit, that is...

NO
At least on this image there are NO pelvic fractures seen.
Those are normal joints in the pelvis as noted above.
Do we see all pelvic fractures on a single view- no- but again those are NORMAL joints.
Lets not make this more complicated than it already is.
I look at these all day.
Gary

Thanks for the explanation, I didn't stay a a Holiday Inn last night either. My bad. :D

So this is where the problem lies?

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"No, the upper two are the sacroiliac joints and the bottom center is the pubic symphysis, all normal joints. The fracture is in the proximal left femoral shaft and appears comminuted (multiple fragments)."

Sounds like he knows what he's talking about. :)

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Yes

Steve and Gary, thanks for the explanations.

From that image I'd say she has a good shot at a new career in the state department.

Walking in three to six months, almost normal in a year. Feeling normal in two to three years.

I recommend Sanka for my TV patients. If there is Physical Therapy available in her insurance coverage, she should be all over it.

Like I stated before.....good thing she didn't fracture her pelvis. I get a free stay at the Holiday Inn of my choice!

They want her walking today. They put a pin in and screwed the bones together. They claim it's as strong as it was before the break and the only pain she is feeling is from the incision in her leg. :)

If she can walk today that is amazing. Speedy recovery for your sister GW.