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Sorry to hear of your daughters injury. We have seen quite a variety of these types of injuries in adolescents in that age group. I would say the lag is normal. The fluctuation is quite normal. the
Subluxation usually happens while you are moving, it doesn't happen statically. It means that your hip is just slightly slipping out fo the sicket but not all the way our. It sounds like your MD is talking
Have treated many traumatic femur and hip fractures over the years. You are in for a long haul. It would be unreasonable to wonder where you are headed until you have put a good six months to a year
Elbow to the knee without a torque twist, pop, full ROM and only tenderness sounds like a nice deep bone bruise the dital medial femur or some irritation of the MCL. Use your rest ice, elevation, Nsaids
Trunk strengthening in sitting can be performed isometrically or performing multidirectional trunk movements against resistance. You can also strengthen the trunk by sitting on a physio ball, performing

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