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I was diagnosed with a fracture at the fibular head. I've been doing physio for 3 months. The pain is not going away and seems worse when doing certain activities. MRI shows no tears in the ligaments. What else could be wrong? The bones itself still hurts

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Good afternoon sir What you may be suffering from is neurological pain as nerve damage may occur near fibular neck region Because generally head fracture heals with minimal residual pain But to giv ...  Read More

Right now I'm in 3rd month of recovery from fracture of lateral condyle of tibia and fibula head along with lcl tear.. I had ORIF Screw Fixation.I'm limping a little bit while walking. Can I know if the limping will be there forever or for a while and can I play sports in the coming months and walk normally??

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I had met with an accident on 10th Dec 2015.Treated for fracture of lateral tibia,femur and fibula head along with ligament tear of the left leg knee with ORIF Screw fixation. After 3 months of recovery I still can't bend my knee completely and I am limping a bit while walking and can't run. Please tell me if I can run again in future an

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Hi can you visit any nearest physiotherapy center along with X ray so that you can take few sessions of physiotherapy to get full knee flexion. ...  Read More

Incomplete fibular fracture healing time for a 21 sporty healthy man ? Can I walk on my leg without complications ?! And is fibular healing rapid ? Thanks in advance

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3-6 weeks ...  Read More

Fracture in head and nose blood cloght in eyes.......................................................................................................

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Kindly consult a ENT specialist or Neurosurgeon. ...  Read More

What is the healing time of head fracture of 2 year old kid, due to fall from height. no surgery done

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May be 2-3 weeks. ...  Read More

I have a minor metacarpal head fracture in the smallest finger of left hand. Its been six days the doctor said to use crepe bandage for 15 days. Do I have to keep the hand immobilised until then?

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You have a intrarticular fracture here...which definately needs immobilisation for 4-6weeks. If you move the fracture now, then it may lead to either malunion, non Union or secondary arthritis. ...  Read More

I got diagnosed OD fracture in femoral head, however after 45day long rest and medication doesn't look like improving

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Dear please share your fracture details....we have to see the condition then only can comment ...  Read More

I have a light fracture On the radial head of my right arm.. I was given a synthetic cast and was told to come back after 10 days to get an other cast. Is it necessary to change it or can i continue with this one For four weeks

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if doc has advised better get it changed ...  Read More

I felt down on April 9 2017 , i took x ray and doctor said radial head fracture .so and i did operation . but now 5 month completed .still have pain . can u help me wt i need to do ?

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Dear patient . . Was the Radial Head Excision done . . Did u exercise after operation and how is the movement full range / restricted ?? You could take mild analgesic and physiotherapy . .along with ...  Read More

I have a fracture on the Fibula head four weeks ago. Treatment was only hinged knee braces without immobilization. Now after four weeks the doctor advised me to do activity without braces. Only pain at back of knee during knee flexion of knee.

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At 4 weeks after a fibula head fracture, mild pain at the back of the knee during bending is usually due to muscle tightness (especially hamstrings) and stiffness after brace use. Since your doctor ha ...  Read More

Sir / Madam, I faced an accident & injured my right knee a month back. The doctor did only x-ray & physical checkup & said it's minor ligament injury & suggested some medicine (Tendosan3, Reunion, Crocin) & rest for 30 days with no plaster or crepe bandage. 30 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT when the symptoms didn't go better, I was ask

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Fracture don't cause cancer, though cancer can cause fracture. Continue the same treatment You may start non weight bearing crutch walking, if possible. ...  Read More

Accident before 3 weeks Right elbow radial head fracture 3 week cast remove. After how many days we can start physio exercise. Can I do light work like writing typing etc

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Consult a nearby physiotherapist for the same with your latest Reports. ...  Read More

I have elbow not dislocation fracture. Done cast slab since 10 days How much time it will take to Remove cast slab?

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The time it takes to remove the cast slab from your elbow fracture depends on the severity of the fracture and how well it is healing. Generally, the cast is removed after 4-6 weeks for a minor fractu ...  Read More

Fall of heavy object (hamandista) on right hand 2nd metacarpal head.. crack was seen in xray.. plaster was applied and removed after 3 weeks.. Still no relief

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You need still rest of 2 weeks ...  Read More

I slipped from scooty on 1st june got injured elbow radial head fracture and then doctor plastered and on 26 june bone got healed amd plasterd was removed..but i am unable to straighten my arm and turn my wrist what should i do which exercise or should i start wid physiotherapy?

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Fracture radial head is not sufficient information regarding management, whether it is undisplaced or displaced , whether it is one fragment or two fragment or more etc. Your doctor treated with plas ...  Read More

I met with an accident on 15th Dec & my right hand got fractured. I've attached the X-ray. Doctor has plastered my hand for 5 weeks. Will it be fine after one & half month or it may require surgery?

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It needs to be surgically fixed ASAP to get better results ...  Read More

Recently while playing football I got twisted my Left knee and found sprain in my knees with the help of X-ray. Had a counsaltaion with ortho , he advised me to put long knee brace for one week and to apply ice pack massage on knees. Now I am feeling the pain in my fibular joint. Without brace I can't walk. What should I need to do for fibular joi

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Rule out ACL/PCL and meniscus issues. ...  Read More

X-ray indicated thin hairline fracture of head of humerus Please let me know what treatment is required, whether rest is needed

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Have not seen Xray but if go by the report for hairline undisplaced fracture you just need to use arm sling , do cold packs and take anti inflammatory drugs ...  Read More

I had a surgery in my radial head fracture last year november 20, 2017. they put titanium plate on it. after a few months the fixation failed, the fracture didnt heal. so last week i had an excision for my radial head. the problem is i still cant rotate my forearm 100%. i think i can only rotate it by 60%. is there a way i can rotate it back to nor

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Hi continue Active Physio which will improve range of motion. ...  Read More

I Met with an accident 2 years back,on that time xray result negative.Now I check with CT SCAN result showing bilateral fibular noted. What is the treatment now?

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Share x-rays. ...  Read More

I been running for almost 10 years and have run many marathons years back - recently i have started getting pain below my calves, at the fibular region just above feet, after running a km the pain becomes unbearable and cant run any more. This used to happen couple of months back, but after sometime the pain used to go away and I could run 5 kms, b

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This happens to many runner and it can be so severe that some has to leave running. To avoid such situation and to continue your passion of running get it treated immediately. This is known as claudic ...  Read More

On May 10 my right hand radial head was fractured and dislocated. I went to doctor he didn't saw or thought it was dislocated so he did the down cast plaster. After putting the cast for around 45 days again I went to the doctor and I cut down the cast. After that my pronation was lost completely. I did physiotherapy for 1 month still I wasn't able

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2 months ago i have accident in bike then 10 days ago i have pain in my right leg so i am going to doctor and take mri so he hel mi my femoral head small fractured and need to operation to blood cerculate to my femoral head . sir plz help me what can i do ??? and my age is 26 i dnt want to operation

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U can take a second opinion n then decide thereafter ...  Read More

Hi,I have had a 5th metacarpal head fracture 10 days back. I was advised to undergo K-9 re fixation, but I have ignored and dint take any treatment... Now am a deformity at that place with severe pain... Is there any quick solution for this?

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If you want to avoid surgery, you can wear a splint called cock up splint available with chemist. I however advise you to be under supervision of orthopaedic surgeon during course of treatment, fractu ...  Read More

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