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A member asked:
I dropped a 8 pound weight on foot. how do i know i'f it's broken or fractured? or that it's just bruised up?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Get an X-Ray...: That's the real way to tell for sure. With the injury you described, it shouldn't be hard to tell then!
Answered 6/30/2018
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Need an X-ray: Broken is the same as fractured, we use the word fracture in medicine. Commonly an x-ray would be the means of determining if a bone is fractured (broken). Bruising can happen if there is any injury and does not necessarily indicate a fracture.
Answered 6/30/2018
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Xray: The only way to know for certain is to get an x-ray.
Answered 3/20/2019
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