Eight weeks after a fracture of the neck of the femur, do you still need to lie on your side with a pillow between your legs?

If the X-ray shows that the fracture is healing well, you don’t need to clip the pillow; if the X-ray shows that the fracture is not healing, you can continue to clip the pillow to prevent the fracture from healing abnormally, etc. It takes at least 6 to 12 weeks for the fracture to grow firm. It takes at least 6 to 12 weeks for the fracture of the neck of the femur to grow and become firm, and you should go to the hospital regularly to review the X-ray. If the X-ray shows that the fracture has healed well, you can lie on your side without a pillow between your legs, and then you can gradually transition to full weight-bearing on the ground within the next 2 weeks. If the X-ray shows that the fracture has not healed, you can continue to hold the pillow between the legs when lying on the side to avoid deformity of the fracture. The healing time of the fracture varies according to the condition, age and other differences. It is recommended that the doctor decide whether the fracture has healed or not after the X-ray examination, taking into account the individual’s condition, before deciding whether or not the pillow needs to be clamped again.