Can you walk with a limp after a thigh fracture?

A fracture of the thigh, i.e. femur fracture, will cause the patient to walk with a limp after the femur fracture, and the affected limb will have symptoms such as deformity, bone rubbing sound or bone rubbing sensation, shock, and fever. After the fracture of the femur, the patient will have localized pain or swelling in the affected limb, which will cause the patient to walk with limited movement, thus the symptom of walking with a limp. In addition, patients with a complete fracture of the femur, the affected limb will be completely incapacitated, the patient will also walk with a limp. In addition to walking with a limp, patients with femur fracture will also experience deformity when the fracture ends are displaced. If the fracture ends rub against each other, the patient will also have bone friction sound or friction sensation. In addition, some patients may experience shock and fever. Patients with femur fracture may walk with a limp, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time after the femur fracture, under the guidance of the doctor, to avoid delaying the treatment and thus aggravate the condition, most of the patients have a better prognosis after timely and regular treatment.