There are different types of femoral neck fractures and different surgical approaches. Whether or not you can walk after surgery depends mainly on the surgical method.
1. Head-preserving surgery: also known as closed internal fixation surgery. For patients younger than 65 years old, depending on the type and severity of the fracture, head-preserving surgery, that is, closed-displacement internal fixation with hollow nails, is used as much as possible. It takes three months before the patient can walk after the head preserving surgery.
2. Artificial femoral head replacement surgery: For patients who are older than 65 years old and whose fracture type is more likely to be followed by femoral head necrosis, they should undergo artificial femoral head replacement surgery. About three months after the artificial femoral head replacement surgery, the patient can resume normal walking, and three days after the surgery, the patient can walk on the ground by himself with the help of crutches.
At the same time, the recovery time is also related to the general physical condition, chronic diseases, age, operation method, degree of injury, local blood circulation and other factors, strong immobilization, appropriate activities will promote the recovery.