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Stepped on glass yesterday. had xray today. doctor felt around.said he "couldn't see anything." still feel pain when curling or bending foot.thoughts?
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Maybe ultrasound: Plain radiographs are not always good at finding small pieces of glass. Ultrasound examination is quite good for this purpose.
Answered 7/10/2014
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