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Limping after ORIF of left femur
I v left leg supracondylar dislocation fracture and undergone or if surgery before 6 months.now I am started walking with elbow crutches.however there is limping and when I start walking without crutch there is more limping.please suggest the reason and treatment to walk normal.
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You have to visit a physiotherapist for gait training and muscle strangthening.
Before walking get x-rays done to know status of fracture. The fracture should have healed by now.
6 months is a long time, you should have been walking without support now.
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