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Can Flat Foot And Fracture Be Healed Without Surgery After Fall Of 5 Feet?
My 16 year old son jumped from a height of 5 feet and hurt his heels. X-ray reveals a displaced fracture of his left calcanean. I was informed that his arch is also damaged causing flatfoot. My question is, is surgery necessay? without surgery, will the heels heal without chronic pain in hte future? Thanks.
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Hello,
As mentioned in history that x-ray reveals the displaced fracture then I would say surgery should be of choice.
If treated conservatively than chances of malformation or non-uniform healing is higher. So this might lead to changes in gait (walking pattern) and may lead to other joints in trouble. Also due to non-uniform healing chances will be he will have on/off pain in the region and trouble other joints. Hope you take the right call. But my advice will be to opt for surgery.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
As mentioned in history that x-ray reveals the displaced fracture then I would say surgery should be of choice.
If treated conservatively than chances of malformation or non-uniform healing is higher. So this might lead to changes in gait (walking pattern) and may lead to other joints in trouble. Also due to non-uniform healing chances will be he will have on/off pain in the region and trouble other joints. Hope you take the right call. But my advice will be to opt for surgery.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
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