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A member asked:

3rd met stress fracture. 19 weeks healing incomplete, still pain and a little swelling . mri- fracture still prominent. surgery offered. good idea?

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Viable option.: If the bone has not healed over nineteen weeks now, more should be done and surgery is certainly an option.

Dr Anyanwu and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/11/2015

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