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Is it possible to feel/know my ankle fracture is healing? 5 weeks post distal fib break. swelling gone and no pain and i feel good. thanks.
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Ankle fracture: This is a normal process that occurs with fracture healing initially there is a significant amount of discomfort due to disruption of the covering of the bone which has nerve endings in it. As time goes on as the fracture heals the discomfort lessons. This is the clinical indicator that the fracture is healing, Radiographically or when the x-rays are taken there may still be fracture lines evident. This is all normal and expected
Answered 4/27/2018
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