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What are the symptoms of a sesamoid bone injury?
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Pain over the area: Sesamoid bones are very small bones that are separate from a larger nearby bone. They are difficult to injure and almost too small to fracture. There is no specific treatment, just pain management.
Answered 1/5/2019
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