Living with AVN and Multiple Fractures

I broke my right (hip) femoral neck while bowling. At age 42, my Dr repaired it with hardware rather a full replacement. I had been gingerly getting g around on it for a couple of weeks thinking I had pulled a hamstring muscle. The consequence of this was damage to both ends of the break causing AVN in that area It required a second surgery about a year later to add another screw/plate and do a bone-graft. The AVN is still in that area but it has not spread from the original injury but my Dr is now recommending a total hip replacement which I will consider when I am fully recovered from the Reverse Shoulder replacement

Hey, Matt. I’m very sorry to hear that. Are you doing ok now? Has it spread or was it just in the hip?

Hey Emily I’m Matt. I broke my hip in a car accident, and suffered from AVN afterwards.