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A member asked:
Im healthy 15 yr old.why is it take over 4weeks to heal a tiny stress fracture in 2metatarsal?(ive already been in a boot 4weeks and its barely healed
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Define healing: Healing can be clinical or radiographic. Meaning, do you mean that your foot still hurts, is swollen or tender to the touch? Or, does the x-ray still demonstrate a fracture line and a lack of new bone? Some patients feel much better before the x-ray shows full healing. Some patients continue to have pain even if the x-ray demonstrates improvement. So, let your doctor help you define healing.
Answered 10/22/2013
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?: Stress fractures take a long time to heal and never in 2 weeks so why did it happen? Get your vit d level checked.
Answered 3/30/2013
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