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How do you know if your tibia is fully healed after a fracture?
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XRay: An xray is the only way to truly tell. Another hint is the absence of pain.
Answered 4/6/2014
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No pain is best sign: A fracture of the tibia is healed when there is radiographic evidence of healing combined with an absence of pain with ambulation and a lack of pain with direct palpating over the fracture site.
Answered 5/30/2015
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