5th Metatarsal base fracture

2018-04-07 19:25:54
Hi, My ankle twisted while playing Badminton on 4th March 2018 i.e. 5 weeks back post which I visited a doctor in Bangalore who diagnosed the fracture  told me to put a cast for 6 weeks. I got the cast off post 4 weeks when the local doctor in Mumbai told me that it's fine to remove the cast now and we will then take an Xray. The Xray still shows the crack as can be seen in the attached image. The Mumbai doctor then asked me to put crepe bandage 24*7 for next 2 weeks and I came back to Bangalore. I had crepe bandage for 4 days post which I visited the same Bangalore doctor again and he suggested that I should again put a new plaster cast since it hasn't healed. I then tried air cast boot for 2 days but now my leg has started paining which I guess is caused since that boot is of bigger size and belonged to my male friend. Can anyone here please suggest me what should I do next? How severe is my fracture? How can I get it healed faster? Which doctor should I visit in Bangalore?
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Looks like a peroneus brevis avulsion fracture..less likely to heal with cast or conservative measures especially when you are bearing weight. I would suggest you go for surgery as it is more than 5 weeks now and there are no signs of healing. Fracture is a bony avulsion fracture, known to occur in sports injuries. Serious and mischievously known for delayed or non union . For faster healing you can opt for screw fixation. Visit Orthopaedic Surgeon for further management.

Answered2018-04-08 04:28:12

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One more option is internal fixation provides doctor declare non union consult me thru practo Sarhind Multispeciality - Orthopaedic Hospital in Chandigarh Dr Rajinder sharma senior orthopaedic joint replacement neurospine surgeon (retd) Govt multispeciality hospital sector 16 Chandigarh (38 years experience) S.C.O -23, Sector 33 D,, Chandigarh, Punjab 160021 099155 61211

Answered2018-04-08 01:37:15

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