Broken leg (left)
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What is broken leg (left)?
Fractures of the lower limb may include breaks or cracks the bones of the lower leg such as the femur (thigh bone), patella (kneecap), tibia or fibula, the two bones in the lower part of the leg, the ankle and the small bones that make up the foot.
Common symptoms reported by people with broken leg (left)
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people with broken leg (left)
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Data from patients with broken leg (left), who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with broken leg (left)
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pain
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pain
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pain
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for fatigue (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
fatigue
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
Treatment name(s)
Ice or Cold Packs
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
pain
(1)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with broken leg (left), who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has broken leg (left) on PatientsLikeMe?
- 125 patients have this condition
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 20 say broken leg (left) is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 3 | |
| 30s | 22 | |
| 40s | 26 | |
| 50s | 31 | |
| 60s | 20 | |
| 70+ | 18 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 38 | |
| Female | 81 |
These charts show data from broken leg (left) patients who have completed their condition history
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