Question 1

how serious is a fibula bone bruise?

Accepted Answer

bone bruise: I guess that depends on your definition of serious.  While bone bruises can certainly cause pain and may need temporary activity modification, generally no further treatment will be needed as they heal just fine on their own.

Question 2

how long for a bone bruise to heal?

Accepted Answer

Days to weeks: 10 days to 4 weeks depending on severity of injury.

Question 3

how can i treat a bone bruise on my pinky?

Accepted Answer

Ice Elevate: And do not allow shoes to compress the area. Wear a sandel.

Question 4

how long can deep bone bruise take to heal?

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Possibly weeks: A deep bone bruise can be thought of as almost a fracture.  In some cases, they can take weeks to heal.  If symptoms persist or remain concerning, return to your physician for re-evaluation.

Question 5

what is a bone bruise of the talus dome mean?

Accepted Answer

Trauma?: the talar dome articulates with the tibia and fibula and is covered with articular cartilage. Bone bruise indicates that there is some degree of inflammation and or damage to the bone beneath the cartilage. As this joint bears all your weight when standing or walking this can be quite painful.

Question 6

how long dows it take for a bone bruise to heal?

Accepted Answer

Recovery: The recovery for an injury varies by patient, severity, desired level of activity, and the specific muscle that has been injured. Rest ice compression elevation for the injury will aid in the recovery process. If you fail to improve, seeing an orthopaedic specialist may be required.

Question 7

is subchondral edematous contusion a bone bruise?

Accepted Answer

Yes: A bone bruise is actually a stress fracture.  The inner trabeculae of the bone actually break.  The healing of the stress fracture conincides with symptom resolution.

Question 8

how long is it supposed to it take for a bone bruise to heal?

Accepted Answer

Healing: A bone bruise is actually bleeding into the bone.  You will not see it on xray, but will on an mri.  Bone bruises can take days to months to heal.  I have seen some cases last months and some days the patient has pain and other days they don't.

Question 9

bone "bruise" not healing after 2 mos. getting more painful, what is going on??? is it broken???

Accepted Answer

X ray: A simple bruise should not take this long to heal. Get an X Ray done to rule out an underlying fracture.

Question 10

what is  subchondral edamatous contusion? is it a bone bruise? how do fix it? does it take time to heal?

Accepted Answer

Bone bruise: Subchondral edema seen on MRI represent swelling within the bone which can result from injury.   A bone bruise is a good way of thinking about it if associated w injury.  Time depends on severity of injury.  Symptoms resolve before MRI is normal generally.

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