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How To Treat Pain And Swelling At The Ankle After A Hairline Crack?
Sir, I had a hairline crack at calcenous bone. I had a casting for one month. But its 10 days now after cast having been removed, but still there is a lot of pain and swelling at the ankle. I just want to know normally how long it takes to resume normal activities??
Hi, I advice u to take an x ray of the ankle joint , to see if there is any problem at the ankle and also to check as to how much calcaneum # has healed.
Usually the calcaneum fracture needs to be immobilised a little longer than the other fractures since it is weight bearing bone and any weight before the # has healed may cause depression of the fragment ( thereby reducing the bohler's angle ). It may take about 8 weeks atleast before the weight bearing can be allowed.
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How To Treat Pain And Swelling At The Ankle After A Hairline Crack?
Hi, I advice u to take an x ray of the ankle joint , to see if there is any problem at the ankle and also to check as to how much calcaneum # has healed. Usually the calcaneum fracture needs to be immobilised a little longer than the other fractures since it is weight bearing bone and any weight before the # has healed may cause depression of the fragment ( thereby reducing the bohler s angle ). It may take about 8 weeks atleast before the weight bearing can be allowed.