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az104 posted:
had a heavy piece of machinery fall on my hip and it was fractured. I received multiple screws to hold in place about 2 months ago and now i am told that calcium is accumulating and i will have pain my whole life and there is nothing i can do about it. Is this true?
1 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Hip Surgery<i>had a heavy piece of machinery fall on my hip and it was fractured. I received multiple screws to hold in place about 2 months ago and now i am told that calcium is accumulating and i will have pain my whole life and there is nothing i can do about it. Is this true?</i>
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Bal M Rajagopalan, MD responded:
Please seek a second opinion. The calcium could be heterotopic ossification or fracture healing or a non union.
DR RAJ MD,FRCSC
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Report This| Share this:Hip SurgeryPlease seek a second opinion. The calcium could be heterotopic ossification or fracture healing or a non union.<br />
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