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I have a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal. my podiatrist had me in a boot for 4 weeks and now ive been trying to wean from the boot. is this too early? i feel no real change from when i first got the boot and am struggling with recovery time?
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If a true stress fracture and the boot was warm regularly the fracture should have been healed. The fracture might have been misdiagnosed. Where is the fracture on the metatarsal? Some fractures of fifth metatarsal can be very serious depending on location of the fracture. I would return and get another X-ray to rule out displacement of the fracture
Answered 8/28/2023
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