Sunday 29 January 2017

Telemedicine - 62 F - Hip fracture, multiple surgeries and failure for same with long term complications




A 62 year F Hip fracture, multiple surgeries and failure for same with long term complications


Disclaimer:-

This is a HIPAA de-identified open-online-patient-record with initial information in patient's voice, posted here december 2016 after collecting informed patient consent (form downloadable here) by BMJ Elective Student.

I was unable to stand up while sitting, so dr. said some problem in spinal cord and gave medicine, i also started using commode etc in lifestyle.

around 1 year ago i fell down and broke my hip joint, since then i had multiple surgeries and all failed, i am bed ridden, doctor asked me to try walking without a walker but i was not even stand without walker and its even difficult to walk with a walker. so i am always on bed, sitting. i was a working female but now i can't even stand.

after 1st surgery in few months i became unable to move my knee also but after physiotherapy it went fine but again in sometime it went bad and more surgeries happened for my hip.

 observation:- reflexes are normal, always having pain, more while trying to moove,

Had some spinal problems - 8 years ago



Hip fracture fracture 1 year ago


after 1st surgery


some days after 1st surgery


in 3 months, it became extremely difficult to moove left knee, started physiotherapy


informed by another doctor about failed surgery


second surgery (6 month after 1st)



failure of 2nd surgery in a month

3rd surgery




Crack in cement of 3rd surgery in 6 month.


some spinal X-Rays





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