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Medical Question - Blunt Force Trauma

I'm writing a novel, and my protagonist just got hit by a car. The EMT shows up, tells her there's no bones, just a big bruise. A few days later, our heroine realizes her leg isn't getting better, and soon it gives out entirely. She is rushed to the hospital, and learns that she had a degenerative condition, and she'll never walk without pain again. Is there an actual condition that presents like this, or do I need to make something up?

Trauma Force Blunt Question Medical

What do you mean there are no bones? No bones in her legs or that no bones were broken?

Medical Question - Blunt Force Trauma Health & Special Psychology

Sorry, that's what happens when I type in a hurry. I meant to say, "There were no bones broken." If she had no bones in her leg, she'd be in real trouble.

Maybe she took a hit to her trochanter major, but it didn't break all the way, but breaks loose later? Or maybe a bone fragment cuts into an artery, and she bleeds in and passes out in school from the drop in blood pressure the next day.

Or maybe I need to re-think the scene entirely.

Trauma Force Blunt Question Medical

The condition would stem from the medical experts not doing their job correctly. From my limited knowledge of what happens to the body in trauma / accidents the indicators of problems after an X-ray are: pain and the ability to utilize your body (Move normally, be alert, etc.). If you suddenly started to lose a limb it could only mean a wound was not being treated or the person had a preexisting condition that reacted or activated from the accident. Even so, I do not know what would react fast enough to make it an issue while in the hospital's care. Have you sought out help from medical personnel?