Treatment for Broken Femur
A whole leg splint that extends up to the hip is occasionally used by medical professionals to treat broken femurs. They take this action as a stopgap measure to relieve your discomfort and immobilize your shattered femur.
To repair your broken femur, they might apply traction. Traction comes in two types. One kind is applied to the outside of the leg. The opposite kind enters your tibia or femur. For further details on using traction to repair broken femurs, see this:
- Weighted traction splints: Healthcare providers will place a strap on your ankle and use weights attached to a frame and pulley. The frame and pulley puts gentle pressure on your femur.
- Skeletal traction: Your provider will conduct surgery to place a pin in your femur to tibia. Then attach the pin to weights that keep your femur straight.