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Does bump on shin mean stress fracture that is healing?
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Possibly.: If you were diagnosed with a stress fracture in that area, a bump may indicate callous bone formation, or it could be inflammation of soft tissue.
Answered 9/24/2013
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Healing: The bump may represent swelling an inflammation in the tissue around the fracture site that will be part of the healing process or it may represent bone formation. The best way to know if your stress fracture is healing is by a decrease in your pain and by bone formation seen on x-rays over a period of time.
Answered 9/24/2013
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