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I developed avn in my midfoot navicular after a fracture to that area which never healed after 4 mos. what's this mean for me? pain forever?
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Bone stimulator: May work in your case, along with rigid orthotics to control the motion of your navicular which all help with pain management. It's certainly worth a second opinion.
Answered 5/14/2015
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