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A member asked:

A heavy bottle fell on my foot, i have a massive lump of swelling, able to weight bare but keep hearing a cracking sound. is it a broken or fractured ?

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Probably! !: Will still need X-ray of the foot to confirm.

Dr Steinberg agreed

Answered 11/13/2015

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