A member asked:

I had a fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone (the base ) 50 days ago, i put a cast for 45 days , i still have pain and my ex ray isnt good?

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Hard Q: 5th metatarsal bone fracture can be very simple, or a very complicated fracture... Without seeing the xray it is hard to answer your question. In general we think that fracture healing time should take about 6 weeks. If you are not significantly improved by that time, something is not quite right... Talk to your doctor about the options and/or seek a 2nd opinion.

Answered 8/27/2013

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