Broken leg

A fracture is an injury to a bone with a violation of its integrity. A leg fracture can occur as a result of a fall, a strong impact, excessive load, and affect any part of the lower limb.

In case of a fracture or suspected fracture, you should immediately consult a doctor in order to start treatment on time, avoid possible complications and shorten the recovery period.

Types of fractures

By the nature of the location of the fragments, fractures with and without displacement are distinguished. The type of displacement depends on the direction of the traumatic force, as well as the traction of the muscles that are attached to a particular area of the bone.

In addition, there are closed and open fractures. With a closed fracture, the integrity of the skin is not compromised, while an open fracture is accompanied by skin damage and the formation of an open wound. In almost all cases, an open fracture requires emergency surgery.

In addition, there are simple (formation of 2 bone fragments), comminuted (formation of 3 or more bone fragments) and multiple (fractures of different bones on one limb) fractures.

Causes of fractures:

• the fall;

• impact;

• excessive strain on the leg (bone twisting), etc.

Fracture symptoms:

• severe pain in the injury area;

• restriction of movement in adjacent joints;

• sometimes visible bone deformity;

• the inability to step on your foot;

Puffiness often occurs after a fracture. This can be due to a violation of blood flow in the area of injury, however, sometimes the cause may be damage to the muscle tissue. Edema can occur both immediately after injury and for a long time after it.

Diagnostics

A preliminary diagnosis can be made by a clinical examination of the injury site by a specialist, however, to clarify the diagnosis, it is necessary to conduct an X-ray examination, which allows you to determine the exact location and nature of the fracture. If the fracture line passes through the joint, a CT scan is necessary.

24-hour diagnostic department of the European Clinic of Sports Traumatology and Orthopedics (ECSTO)It is equipped with the most modern equipment that allows accurate and short-term diagnosis and immediate treatment.

You can recover from a fracture in ECSTO Rehabilitation Department. It presents a full range of procedures, techniques and devices that allow the patient to return to his usual life in the shortest possible time.

As a rule, the recovery time after a lower limb fracture ranges from one to several months.