Shot on the battlefield in WWI, pretty close range. Twenty years old, healthy. I just need it to end up being a lasting injury that wouldn't heal properly and would plague him the rest of his life.
Shot on the battlefield in WWI, pretty close range. Twenty years old, healthy. I just need it to end up being a lasting injury that wouldn't heal properly and would plague him the rest of his life.
Knee might be better, but he'd limp or even be unable to walk. Depending on what he's shot with, he could easily break a hip. No hip replacements in the early 20th century. Infection was a major battlefield issue then as well.
Of course, if you don't need to be too detailed, a "war injury" causing issues is easily believable.
Think they used the springfield 30-06 on the good guy side, and the Germans used an equivalent caliber. Such high powered rifles will definitely shatter a hip bone. See it happen on shoulder blades.
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