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Can cellulitis affect the healing of an ankle i fractured 14 days ago.it was only put in a full caste yesterday after 7 days flucloxacillin ?
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Not the cellulitis: The cellulitis itself will not delay the healing of your ankle fracture. However, there are many other conditions that will delay healing including diabetes, protein-calorie malnutrition, vitamin d deficiency, etc. The cellulitis will unlikely extend deeper to the fracture site that would lead to an infected nonunion. That would be extremely uncommon.
Answered 8/10/2013
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Yes: Cellulitis can certainly slow done the healing process.
Answered 2/27/2013
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