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3rd met stress fx.- 8 mths not healed. boot, crutches, orif- still fract line, pain, swells . dr says callus there - does callus mean not yet healed?

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Callus formation: means that bone is in process of healing. 8 months is a long time, your fracture is prob healed.

Answered 2/14/2016

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