Conservative treatment of femoral head fractures

The femoral head plays an important role in the human body. If there is any problem with the femoral head, it will directly lead to the human body being unable to stand. It can be said to be an important skeleton supporting the upper body of the human body. If a femoral head fracture occurs, the treatment should be based on the patient's condition, but it is generally recommended that patients use conservative treatment methods for femoral head fractures.

For conservative treatment, you first need to stay in bed and use traction to fix the patient. Then consider the fixation time based on the situation. Generally, it takes one and a half to two months. In the later stage, you need to do functional exercises in bed for a period of time. After about two months, you can start to consider sitting up slowly, then bearing force, and then walking slowly with the help of crutches. It takes a process and is gradual. It is recommended that you seek guidance from a doctor on functional exercises based on actual conditions when necessary.

The possibility of healing of femoral head fractures in the elderly is very small, and it is difficult for them to resume normal walking; patients experience deformity, pain, difficulty in joint movement, and are unable to take care of themselves due to non-healing. If the nursing and rehabilitation are good, the patient may be able to use a wheelchair or limp a little in the future. Otherwise, if he lies down for a long time, complications may occur, which may be life-threatening. If the general condition is good and the life expectancy is long, surgical treatment can be considered so that the patient can get up and move around and resume self-care as soon as possible.

The patient is relatively old, so it is best to undergo surgery and artificial femoral head replacement. If conservative treatment is used, traction will be required for about three months, and the chance of non-healing is very high. At the same time, bed rest will be required for about three months, which will cause many complications. Femoral head fracture is different from femoral neck fracture. It cannot be fixed with the hollow nails mentioned above. If the femoral head is not replaced, it can be fixed with absorbable screws, but patients of this age generally will not heal.

Although conservative treatments for femoral head fractures have few side effects, this method is not suitable for some elderly people. Therefore, it is recommended that elderly friends who have femoral head fractures should undergo artificial femoral head replacement. Only in this way can they have the opportunity to stand up again and truly get rid of the troubles of femoral head fractures.