- female
- 65 Years
- 14/08/2025
My mom has had arthritis for over 20 years and now her fractured leg isn't healing properly. She keeps getting repeated wounds near the surgery area why is this happening? What can we do to help her recover? Will her bone eventually form properly, and how long might the healing take?
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It's been four months since my fracture and I'm still using a walker. The x-ray shows a separate bone fragment will this heal on its own or will I need surgery to fix it?
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