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It's been 8 weeks since my injury, been immobilized for sprain but mri just showed a subchondral fx on navicular possible avn. can surgery fix this?

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You might want to : Consider a bone stimulator first. Surgery is an option which often includes fusing the bone or replacing it with iliac graft and attaching it to an adjacent bone. There is a huge difference between a subchondral fracture and avn and I think it is crucial to get the diagnosis correct.

Answered 2/21/2015

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