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    No idea at all. She has been in the same tank for 5 or 6 years alone and there really is nothing in there that would break/dislocate her leg. She seems able to surface, but the leg looks awful! there's no break in the skin. It appears that the joint closest to her body (hip) is the (for lack of a better word) malfunctioning one. The leg appears limp when she is not moving, but she is able to move the "knee" and "foot".

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    I'd lower the water so the frog doesn't have to put much effort into getting air. I'd remove decorations that may have caused this and keep the frog as stress free as possible. I'd also keep the water as clean as you can and perhaps lower the lighting down too so the frog can recover (do you have live plants?). These frogs can/will heal fairly quickly so this should not be fatal.

    If you have a small hospital tank, that may be ideal.

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    So this will heal by itself? She just looks so unnatural the way she is. I will the remove everything from her tank and hope she heals soon. Thank you. I wonder if this has any bearing. a while ago this frog ate a rock. Before I had a chance to do anything about it, the rock was out. (I didn't see how the rock came out) while the rock was in the frog, it was swimming crooked, as if it had to compensate for the weight of the rock. She did swim normally after the rock came out and I of course removed it from her tank. The rock had been on a decoration in the tank and came loose. The entire decoration was removed as well.

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    A picture may help. If it's a really bad break may require a vet?

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    I have not posted a picture before, so bear with me.

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    This frog look severely underweight to me! What are you feeding her and how often? The injury to the leg is probably the result of malnutrition or disease. Has your frog always been so emaciated?
    Can you post a full body picture of the frog, please?

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