Can you walk on a hairline fracture?
Hi Mellisa, A Doctor should set, cast, or splint a broken bone or even a hairline fracture to help the bone heal. I too would tell you to keep the splint on for 4-6 weeks to make sure it has healed. Since you don't have insurance, this would be the best thing for you to do anyway, so as to not have any further problems with it at all. However, your Orthopedic Doctor must have seen x-rays that would let him or her know that it was small enough/healing properly or has healed enough for you to be able to remove it and walk without crutches. So, not sure what to say now? I can't see the x-ray. If you choose not to wear it, just take it easy. Rest it as much as you can for a few more weeks. Keep your crutches handy in case you will be doing excessive walking and may need them. Or you may just wear the brace anyway. It has only been 4 days you say. Just keep in mind like you said, you don't have insurance. So, it is better to be safe now than sorry later. Either way, you take care!
Tibia fracture non union and bone grafting?
Extremely urgent its time for decision I am from india I am 24 years old male i met with an accident one year ago on 14/07/2011 and my leg right tibia and fibula were fractured and the orthopedic surgeon fixed ORIF right proximal tibia with locking plate but till now the fracture was not healed and am able to walk with the help of elbow crutches is already 12months the x-rays were same there is little difference in the X-ray which were taken in the period of every month some doctors were saying need bone grafting and some doctors saying is healing last month the doctor advised me to walk with out any support I did the same and after 4 weeks the plate side is pain I am not having any pain I can walk up to 2 km with out any support. After that I anm unable to walk because of pain and met with the doctor and he taken ct scan and the ct scan report was The radiologist given report as Status of post operative plates and screws are noted in tibia Old fracture proximal tibia shaft of right tibia is seen with sclerosis along the fracture borders With 5 mm gaping noted. Minimal callus seen antero-laterally. As compared to fibula callus formation is less –suggestive of non united fracture. The doctor said fracture was not healed and he did bone grafting NOW ON 26/6/2012 I HAD ONE WITH BONE GRAFTING SURGERY the same right proximal tibia with autologus+autogenes bone graft+tightning of screws now I am taking calcium carbonate 500mg doctor advied to non weight bearing for 6 weaks the doctor kept knee immobiliser my question is what is the time required to heal the fracture after keeping bone grafting and what can be done to speeden the fracture healing and is there any method to fasten the fracture healing after 6 weaks doctor advied to non weight bearing for20-25% weight beagring I am having no pain at the fracture site and I tried for 100% weight also I am not having any pain But I am walking with the help of walker for 25% weight Can I continue on 25% weiht bearing or I can apply more weight on it If u want I will send thereports to u(plese give e mail id)
What is the treatment for an ununited distal fibula fracture at ankle level?
Fracture occured April 2, 2006 and was treated for 6 weeks with cast and four weeks with walking boot. I was told on July 5, 2006 with an x-ray that the fracture is not healed. Does anyone know what the next step would be?
Ankle pain...sprain or stress fracture?
Hello, I don't have any answers for you except from my own experience. About 2 years ago I was working in area where the terrain was covered with rocks. I spent 9 months with my ankle sliding outwards in my boots. I started to get a sharp pain which felt right over my outer bone (fibula). I didn't feel the pain until the day after. The pain does subside when I don't workout. I have had bone scan, CT scan, and xray and all have come back good. My doctor doesn't understand why I would have this sharp pain. I don't do a lot of pt so I really don't think it is from overuse. The integrity of my ankle structure looks good. I did yoga a few nights ago and the next morning woke up with a sharp pain. Each day after, the pain went down. It is really weird. I have been researching the internet trying to find an answer. So, I would really be interested to find out what your doctor says. Hope you feel better!
Is it possible to have stress fracture due to rolling/twisting your ankle?
Here's the scoop as I picture it assuming that the doctors are correct. You may have a stress fracture which may be an incidental finding. Chances are that when you twisted your ankle which is why you went to the doctor you may have stretched the ligaments in your ankle. So the doctors got an x-ray to see what's happening. After you got your x-rays they found a fibula stress fracture on the x-ray. A stress fracture is basically a crack in the bone. You wont know if you have one until it shows up on x-ray and you have some pain around the area. A stress fracture is an overuse injury. Basically the bone cracks because you've been running on your leg too much and the bone starts to fatigue. If you were to go to the doctors office and get an x-ray chances you wont see a stress fracture until ten days later, when the healing around the bone starts to show. It looks like calcium building up around the bone. I would think you had two injuries but the more significant one from the doctors point of view is the stress fracture and not the ligamentous injury that you got when you stepped on the other player's foot. Now from an insurance or business point of view and here's where the money plays a part. The insurance company pays the doctor more for treatment of a stress fracture over an ankle sprain. Let's say the insurance company pays the doctor three hundred dollars for an ankle sprain. If the report from x-ray says it's a fracture then the insurance company pays that diagnosis six hundred dollars. It's not that the doctors are scamming you it's just the way the government guidelines work which is based on Medicare's guidelines. There are greater repercussions if a stress fracture isn't treated correctly like non-union or delayed union. Therefore the reimbursement is higher.