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A member asked:

Have spiral fracture 5th metatarsal & in 4th week with walking boot. have swelling & bruising but noticed petechial hemorrhage today. is this normal?

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Yes: Small vessels will burst after injury. Recommend to keep area wrap with ace bandage.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/9/2020

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No: Not normal in 4th week. Ask your dr. If it was a jones fracture. If so, suggest surgery.

Answered 4/11/2013

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A member asked:

Good day. My daughter is 2,5. A shelf fell on her foot at school. Xrays on Wednesday showed a possible fracture at the base of the fourth metatarsal. No cast was given. Should we be concerned of the extreme swelling and bruising still present?

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A member asked:

3 1/2 weeks ago broke 4th metatarsal nondisplaced. In walking boot. Yesterday walked a lot & today top of foot is sore. Could I have displaced the fractured bone by wearing the walking boot too long?

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A member asked:

I am in a walking boot for four weeks for a foot bone bruise. Is that normal? The pain is horrible but the doctor did not see any fractures today. Could any be hiding?

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A member asked:

I saw my ortho doc and he said I have a fractured 5th metatarsal. He gave me a walking boot and said come back in 3 weeks. Is this normal procedure?

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A member asked:

I fractured my foot&recently the bruise on the bottom has spread to the center and has become painful&hard to walk on even w/my boot.. Is this normal?

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