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A member asked:
Does bruising normally occur after a fracture or break in a foot and pain in big toe, what causes that?
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It is common: But not always present. Swelling is more common. Big toe pain can be a nunber of things. Trauma, gout, arrthritity, joint jamming are some. See podiatrist for complete evaluation.
Answered 9/20/2012
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Bruising: Will occur after fracture because there ia bleeding.
Answered 9/28/2012
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Yes bruising : Does occur after a fracture. You are not only breaking a bone usually there is a soft tissue injury component as well, and it is the injury of the soft tissue that is causing the black and blue. No different that if a heavy object fell on your foot - likely it would turn black and blue from being bruised....Blood vessels breaking, blood leaking, and getting an accumulation of blood under the skin, .
Answered 4/3/2019
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Bruising : Typically after a fracture you will get bruising. The bruising is caused by the fracture bone bleeds into the tissue and create a.
Answered 8/7/2015
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