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What will happen if i start using my hand normally(not wearing sling and lifting weights), when fracture is just 70% healed. Will it stop healing?

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It will not stop but delay the healing ...  Read More

Hi i went through an accident 2 months ago and 18days after that accident i got to know that i have fracture in my leg(pelvic bone fracture). I was on bed rest for a month and was taking pain killer after that. Now still i am not able to walk properly and have a little pain too. Is that fracture already healed or it will take some more time?? Shoul

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Yes absolutely you should go and check.... Some times it is malaligned or non union....definately u should go for x-ray..pain due to muscular spasms and bed rest.not using u r muscles to work for p ...  Read More

I have a broken humerus, spiral fracture that has been healing but I got angry and threw something and hurt my arm. There was soft callus forming but now I am worried I screwed everything up. Should I immobilize my arm? I can move it still slightly just not as good as before when I was healing

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Better get x ray done if heat was power full What was initial treatment fixation or reduction plaster detail history needed ...  Read More

I had a comminuted fracture shaft L/3 M/3 rt Humerus on 15 06 17. and I've done a ORIF with lag screws and long LCP under GA on 16 06 17.. it's been 6 months and I'm not having any pain.. how much of earlier strength can my bone regain after the fracture was healed..? How much time does it take to heal completely..!! Can this fracture completely he

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Share x-rays.. ...  Read More

As per doctor, my fracture had healed 80% by the end of may. Then i started using my hand normally (except lifting too heavy weight) Today, i get another x ray done, and there is almost no improvement. Did using hand normally is the reason of no improvement

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No it us not It may take some more time Pl meetbypur doctor ...  Read More

Dear sir Please see if my x ray does fracture healed or not I am worried about that because still my cast are not removed now I am at 5 th week cast X ray taken at 4th week Thank you sir

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Almost healed. Should remove cast and start mobilisation ...  Read More

Fracture for pink right finger healed but swelling makes it look like a bent one

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It takes 3-6months for swelling to resolve completely. Wait n watch ...  Read More

Please find x ray attached and tell does my Scaphoid fracture Healed now?? ,I have used POP cast for 40 days ..

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You can remove this plaster after 1wk and go for physiotherapy ...  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

Its been 42 days since i had fracture, but i still see gap between piece of bones. Is everything alright? I am 23 year old and had fracture in both bones of left hand forearm

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Sorry to hear that the fracture you sustained has not healed yet. The fracture of forearm bones on an average take about 6 weeks to heal. But again it depends on whether the bones have been in good al ...  Read More

Hello, My mother (Age 61 yrs) has fracture plate in one leg ankle. Now fracture has healed. Is it reqiured to remove plate?

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If no problem, than no need to remove ...  Read More

I got a fracture in my second metatarsal bone of right leg I'm sharing x ray images after 15 days of fracture Is it healing and going good or do I require surgery to fix it How many days more it requires to fix or join

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No surgery It will heal with rest, medicine and plaster ...  Read More

Can you pls review my right leg foot X-ray and identify the fracture, I mean which type of fracture is this and how it will heal?

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Fracture base of the fifth (toe) metatarsal bone ...  Read More

I had an accident on 17 july ,then used POP plaster for 40 days ,now my plaster is removed on 06 sept and suggested 1 month dr ortho wrist brace with thumb from now . Please check my both X-ray ,how much % my Scaphoid fracture Healed ?

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Fracture is uniting usually it takes 6months for complete union and scaphoid is notoriou for nonunion hence continue brace for 1 month ...  Read More

Please tell is my Scaphoid fracture Healed?? I have used POP cast for 5 weeks and accident happened before 7 weeks . I am attaching both x-ray. Please tell me about my progress??

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1C zz,2 ...  Read More

I had accident 14 days ago, Doctor told me that my feet great toe have some chip fracture, but it will heal itself.. Please tell me will it heal itself without treatment,and how long it will take to heal??!! current i have no pain at Toe.

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It will heal itself but need to take precautions and immobilize the toe, it will around 6-8 weeks to heal. Take calcium and vitamin. D supplements. ...  Read More

I had bike accident 14 days ago ,so doctor told scaphoid fracture at wrist. So is it displaced or non displaced , and does my facture is hairline or major fracture? How long it is take to heal ,?? doctor recommended for 30 days plaster cast..I am attaching my x-ray

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Fracture of the scaphoid take 10-12 wk. to heal. ...  Read More

I had bike accident 10 days ago ,so doctor told me about one bone in my wrist is fracture, please tell which bone is fractured, is it scaphoid fracture? If yes then is it displaced or non displaced , and does my facture is hairline? How long it is take to heal , doctor recommended for 30 days plaster cast..

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Yes, it is a scaphoid bone fracture. Scaphoid fractures are known to be notoriously slow to heal and carry a relatively high risk of non-union. Immobilization with a cast or plaster may be required fo ...  Read More

Hi, my friend had an accident and got his femur fractured, it was two fracture, later got operated and a rod was put to fractured places, it's been around 8 months and xray shows one fracture is healed but there is still one fracture left and it's not healing. The doctor said they have to pull out the screw and need to do realignment and if it is n

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The bone has not healed. So bone graft has to be inserted to the nonunion area after freshening the margins. The screw removal is called dynamisation, which is done to increase the compression and in ...  Read More

It's been 6 week post fracture surgery , but I still have swelling . And doctors suggestion is to continue with the pins for 3 more weeks. How do I ensure quick healing. How soon I can achieve full motion.

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Looks osteoporotic , union in distal ulna not appreciable,can wait 2 wks ., can start cissus quadrangularis daily dose and Calcim vit d3 and b12 ...  Read More

On Oct 27 I twisted my ankle with a lateral malleulous fracture, which when xrays on 28th seemed just like a line. Now 3.5 weeks into wearing a cast I revisited for dr consultation the line crack seems slightly bigger and we decided to wait 2 more weeks for next consultation. Have small piercing/pinching style pain at the crack site. Is it Normal

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Usually it heals without surgery. ...  Read More

Hyyy doctors My sister fell from stairs and got her ankle fractured The doctors did an X Ray which I attached to the questions He suggested an operation The prescriptions are : Zerodol-SP, Milixim-200 and SHELCAL 500

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Better to get operated ...  Read More

I have underwent minimally displaced oblique distal femur fracture surgery on 18 th march.plate and screw has been fixed.what if it doesn't heal ?will I be able to walk?

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Sequential xrays after 3 weeks and 6 weeks required to acess healing.. ...  Read More

For this fibula fracture surgery needed or conventional method is best ..can tell which is best or conventional method will heal ah ???

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Require surgery.. along with fibula , tibia medial malleolus is there. It also requires surgery ...  Read More

I have fracture in fibula area ..now fifth day ..first day I got pain around fibula area ..then no pain..but today I got pain around fibula area ...what's problem ? How much time needed to heal???

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3-4 week ...  Read More

I had neck of femur fracture in 2017. It was linear undisplaced fracture through the neck of femur. X rays were normal and it was diagnosed in MRI. after that my doctor operated me CRIF+CCS. Now it is well healed my question is that is it necessary that i will get AVN in future beacuse of that fracture(but fracture was undisplaced and did not move

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Not necessary.. very few chances of avn in your case ...  Read More

My ankle fracture is completely healed and it has been 1 year since operation. Now if I get it removed, can the removal surgery cause any permanent damage to legs. Is the surgery safe.

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Its safe to remove.. just get latest xray done ...  Read More

Is this healing or not? A bubble has formed I'm taking augmentin tablet There is no discharge from the stiches

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Please consult for proper discussion. ...  Read More

Removed cast doctor said bone united but I am unable to upward my wrist and also downward it like struck. What should I do

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Stiffness due to immbolization. Start physiotherapy wrist range of movements. You will get back your movements by week or 2 ...  Read More

Hi, I have got a pinky toe fracture on my left foot, almost 4 weeks back. I have two queries regarding this.. 1. The fracture has yet not healed. Latest xray says fracture is still there. What to do? I have attached the xray plate. 2. Meanwhile, I have developed a lesion in the buddy strap area..picture attached. Can I take off the buddystrap some

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We can not expect much radiological changes in 4 weeks of time... Take strapping off ...  Read More

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