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After healing of tibial fractures, should u always have pain, soreness & swelling in that leg?
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For short peroid : Of time , six month after the healing of the fracture. There is period call the remodeling stage which could go on for several month, this may be cause what you are discribing.
Answered 3/17/2019
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