After a model broke her femur playing pickleball, what does the hospital recommend?

X-ray image of female patient shows left femur fractured 1/3 mid-shaft while playing pickleball - Photo: Provided by hospital

On April 5, a representative of the Orthopedic Trauma Hospital (HCMC) said that the hospital had just successfully performed emergency surgery on a female patient, a model (30 years old), who suffered a fracture of the middle third of her left femur while playing pickleball.

The patient had an accident while playing pickleball at around 8:00 p.m. on April 3 and was transferred to the Orthopedic Trauma Hospital with a diagnosis of a fracture of the middle third of the left femur.

Doctor Nguyen Quoc Thang and his team operated on the patient at 2:00 p.m. on April 4. The surgery was difficult because the patient was 1.78 meters tall and had a fracture running down the left femur.

In addition, the superimposed fracture lines were much shorter than 3cm before surgery, so doctors had to consider a small incision to avoid affecting aesthetics but also had to be fixed enough for the patient to be able to walk with their legs after one day of surgery.

The doctors performed surgery on the patient with a small incision to nail the femur with pins at both ends of the femur (femoral pin nailing).

"The most difficult thing for the surgical team is that the patient wants to return to playing sports as soon as possible. Therefore, the issue of choosing a bone fusion device before surgery and the process of consulting and explaining to the patient after surgery, training and rehabilitation for the patient to return to the field," the hospital representative shared.

As of this morning, April 4, the patient is awake, stable and ready to walk. He is expected to be discharged early next week. Regarding recovery from the injury, the hospital representative said it will take at least 6 months.

Before the above pickleball accident, doctors at the Ho Chi Minh City Orthopedic Hospital recommended that players should learn about this sport carefully and be trained, with a coach to guide them in playing according to the rules.

You should not play according to trends or fads because you may get sports injuries, which will seriously affect your health and treatment time.

In just a short period of time, the sport of pickleball (imported from America) created a strong fever in the Vietnamese grassroots sports community.

This sport is increasingly popular because it is easy to play and suitable for many ages. Because it is easy to play, many people are subjective, do not prepare, and do not warm up carefully, leading to the risk of injury.

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