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I have fallen on my previously fractured numerous and it is swollen and bruised .will this affect the healing which has been ongoing for 8 months ?
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Is the pain worse: the old injury may not have healed and the new injury may in fact be an aggravation of the old one. is the pain worse than original injury or same?
Answered 10/24/2016
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Possibly: I would certainly be checked. The concern would be the possibility of break through and refers tiring an incompletely healed bone.
Answered 5/23/2017
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