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Why would my elbow get stiff and hurt but then pop and feel better 7 weeks after i had broken it?

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Dr. Philip Junglas answered

Adhesion: some tendons might have been partially glued together by scar tissue and they finally released.

Dr Sojico and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 5/31/2015

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