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Had Therapy For A Broken Pelvis, Have Broken Sacrum, Osteoporosis. What Is Recovery Time?
My 85 yr old mother was in therapy for a broken pelvis and the therapist was too rough and now she has a broken sacrum ......she is very depressed and thinks she will never be able to walk again........I just hope she will recover...she has osteoporosis ......what is recovery time????? she refuses to return to Hospital!!!!
Wed, 30 Oct 2013
Hi thanks for your question.
Based on my experience ,Recovery at 85 years is very very slow and many of my patients with similar condition hardly walk again.
She needs a lot of counselling and supportive care.
Based on my experience ,Recovery at 85 years is very very slow and many of my patients with similar condition hardly walk again.
She needs a lot of counselling and supportive care.
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